Just when you thought things had slowed down and Democrats were waiting for January of 2009 . . . the Fairness Doctrine issue gets hot again. There is a press conference scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday July 11th, to announce the great news.

The few real conservatives in the Senate have decided to add language to an Iraq war bill that is currently on the Senate floor. Republican Senators Norm Coleman, (R) Minn., Jim DeMint, (R) S.C. and John Thune, (R) S.D., have introduced language to the Iraq bill that would prevent the FCC from reenacting the Fairness Doctrine.

As we reported earlier, the House already passed an amendment to unrelated legislature which would ban the FCC from trying to re-establish the Fairness Doctrine. It is interesting that both conservative sides of our government are reacting so quickly to the recent comments from several Democrats. After all, the discussion regarding the Fairness Doctrine has never been discussed by Democrats on the floor nor by the FCC. However, Democrat Senators such as Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, and John Kerry have mentioned interest or intention in reenacting the Fairness Doctrine.

“At its core, this is about the right to free speech,” said Sen. Coleman.

“It’s not surprising that some liberal voices are frustrated with talk radio, but rather than debate the issues, they prefer to regulate voices they don’t agree with,” Sen. Thune said.

We should applaud the quick action and serious attention our truly conservative government officials have given to this serious matter. Although this will not prevent possible new legislation against talk radio, it will be a great relief if both the House and Senate vote against the Fairness Doctrine.

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