Accuracy
in Media warns that upcoming Senate
hearings could be a vehicle for instituting the so-called “fairness doctrine”
which would force broadcasters to give equal time to all political views.
The
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 would prohibit the FCC or any future president
from reinstituting this ill-conceived policy. Upon proposing H.R. 2905, Rep.
Mike Pence (R-IN) said:
The American people love a fair fight, especially where
the issues of the day are debated. In a free market, fairness should be
determined based upon equal opportunity, not equal results. As some voices are
calling for Congress to enforce their idea of ‘fairness’ upon the American
people, it would be good for us to proceed with caution whenever some would
achieve their ‘fairness’ by limiting the freedom of others.
Congressman
Pence has also posted on his blog a helpful resource entitled “Myths
vs. Facts On the Fairness Doctrine.”