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Unfairness of the doctrine
:I think it's inconsistent and wrong for the FCC to take a laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach to issues of political speech on the airwaves, or commercials on children's television, but not to take the same laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach when it comes to Janet Jackson's wardrobe. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:40, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
:I think it's inconsistent and wrong for the FCC to take a laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach to issues of political speech on the airwaves, or commercials on children's television, but not to take the same laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach when it comes to Janet Jackson's wardrobe. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:40, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
==Unfairness of the doctrine==
I have just read an article at The Claremont Institute implying that the "Fairness Doctrine" was intended purely to censor conservative ideas. The doctrine '''did not''' put an end to public affairs programming, but rather ensured that only liberal views got a "fair" hearing.
See [http://www.claremont.org/publications/pubid.323/pub_detail.asp this article]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 23:46, 6 March 2011 (EST)