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Amnesty wasn't enough, now he wants to eliminate the First Amendment?

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 10:59:18 AM EST
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During a vote on the Senate floor last night Democrats stopped an amendment that would have prevented the "fairness doctrine" from instituting Venezualan style government censorship of the airwaves.

I think everyone's familiar with the FD at this point but the Cliff Notes version... it basically mandates that radio stations provide equal time to different political opinions.

Sounds well and good except that, well, it's the government telling people what they can say or at least how often they can say it, (what's the First Amendment?).

Not content with an ideological and bias monopoly on network and cable "news" shows and entertainment programming and unable to turn a profit with the spectacularly failed liberal talk radio network Congressional Dems are hoping to takeover the radio airwaves too.

Can't beat Rush Limbaugh in the marketplace? Just shut him the heck up with the coercive force of government power.

Well, surprise surprise, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow don't believe in the First Amendment.

Add that to the CAFE debacle and his support of amnesty for illegal immigrants and it's painfully clear that Levin couldn't care less about things like, oh, the free market and American citizens. Just what we need in a Senator.

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Amnesty wasn't enough, now he wants to eliminate the First Amendment? | 30 comments (30 topical, 0 hidden)

Please be more accurate with our language. (none / 0) (#1)
by LX on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 12:05:21 PM EST

Nick, I enjoy your website and comments in the Free Press, but in the future do me a favor. Please stop using the term "illegal immigrant", these people are "aliens" in our country illegally. There is a clear difference between one inviting a guest into their home and an intruder.

The use of this term must stop!

Thanks,
LX

tell me how you really feel! (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by Nick on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 12:58:05 PM EST

Welcome to the site!

It doesn't matter (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by PMOTVRWC on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 04:24:51 PM EST

what we call them as long as the word "Illegal" is in front of it.

Now, if Nick were to call them (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by snoopygirlmi on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 06:12:16 PM EST

"undocumented workers", then either nobody would come to his website anymore. Or, he'd have too many posts and his server would crash.

As long as somewhere in the phrase "illegal" is there, I think we can all agree on what we are talking about (ie - lawbreakers)

But they're law abiding (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by John Galt on Fri Jul 20, 2007 at 11:47:29 PM EST

except for that whole "breaking into the country illegally" thing.

And except for the ones that cause the increase in violent crimes in our cities. And the ones breaking the law through identity theft.

But just like Granholm's prisoner amnesty... if you give them amnesty then they won't be illegal anymore (and thus, not a problem). If you decriminalize drugs, then you won't have a drug problem anymore. I suppose if we decriminalized murder, we'd have no more murder problems either.

an illegal alien, illegal immigrant, illegal foreign mutant, or undocumented secret non-indigenous ninja by any other name... would be just as much breaking the law.

Thank you (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by RushLake on Sat Jul 21, 2007 at 06:07:32 AM EST

for highlighting the failings of Karl Lenin. I hope that this will continue. I hope that the Michigan Republican Party will start highlighting the shameful record of this poor excuse for a senator along with those of (she's far from) Little Debbie Stabemall, and St. Bart Stupak.

Add to the list Lenin's consistent support for cut, run, and defeat in the war on terror.

Don't forget that along with his failure to slow down the effects of CAFE on Michigan auto builders, he has done zip to help Michigan tax payers. We are a major tax donor state to Washington, and get crumbs back on his watch.

All good points, Rush (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by Nick on Sat Jul 21, 2007 at 11:19:20 AM EST

Sounds like it should be YOU highlighting Levin's tenure in office. :)

I've said it publicly... by mikefisk, 07/23/2007 08:48:20 AM EST (5.00 / 1)

Michigan US House delegation (1.00 / 2) (#9)
by NoviDemocrat on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 09:42:20 AM EST

"Don't forget that along with his failure to slow down the effects of CAFE on Michigan auto builders, he has done zip to help Michigan tax payers. We are a major tax donor state to Washington, and get crumbs back on his watch."

Last time I checked, a majority of the US House delegation from Michigan is Republicans. How did we fare when Republicans controlled the House, Senate and Presidency? I'm sure Michigan stopped being a donor state during that time. Right? Or are they above criticism?

no, they're not (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by Nick on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 09:47:39 AM EST

Credit where credit's due. The whole delegation's failed to get us our money's worth.

But the House GOP delegation didn't pass the Senate CAFE standard spike or the Senate amnesty plan.

Just saying.

I guess if you had a conservative President (1.00 / 1) (#11)
by NoviDemocrat on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 11:01:51 AM EST

who opposed CAFE standards or amnesty programs...

Isn't it odd that conservatives have to rely on a liberal Democrat to stop programs that Republicans don't normally support? What does that say about the state of the GOP these days that John Dingell and Carl Levin are to the right of the President on CAFE?

Except he's not a conservative. by mikefisk, 07/23/2007 03:44:49 PM EST (none / 0)

not much (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by Nick on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 11:09:07 AM EST

Not much good anyways.

But it's not a Republican Senator from North Dakota's primary job to look out for Michigan job makers.

Levin's the guy that has to help us. Right now we're stuck with him. He hasn't helped. He isn't helping.

Levin is as useless (none / 0) (#14)
by sandmman on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 03:45:28 PM EST

as Novi DumbocRAT

Because you voted for Levin... (1.00 / 1) (#15)
by NoviDemocrat on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 03:53:32 PM EST

the guy you voted for (GWB) isn't doing you much good now is he?

Understand one thing... by mikefisk, 07/23/2007 10:37:36 PM EST (5.00 / 1)

we've all said (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by Nick on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 04:04:16 PM EST

time and again that we're more than willing to break with our elected leadership if they step out of line on the issues that helped get them elected.

More than comfortable doing it. You're not pointing out anything new. Do you have a point beyond illustrating your fiercely partisan nature in contrast to the solidly ideological bent of the conservatives represented here?

Novi DumbocRAT (none / 0) (#17)
by sandmman on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 04:31:19 PM EST

is just being its normal horse's rear end.

You expect more from a stupid person?

Hey n.d.! (5.00 / 1) (#18)
by RushLake on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 07:10:53 PM EST

Sorry I missed your earlier attempt at rebuttal until now. Karl Lenin has had a lot of years in the Senate of the United States. He is a true Washington insider who knows the ins and outs whether he is the minority or the majority. Karl Lenin, in whatever group he's been in, has always demonstrated that its more important to undermine the country on the international stage, and do nothing for his home state even when the governor is a giant socialist like him. He may not have been taken as seriously when he was in the minority, but at least you guys could be bleating now about how he'd always held the line on behalf of a major employer of democrats (UAW), and how he tempered the application of higher CAFE standards that could very well help eliminate jobs if not companies now (assuming he'd been serious in his latest attempt??). I guess being dead right is better then being righteously right when you're a dumbocrap. By the way, did you hear that he has lately been schooling the other blood suckers on how to attach "targeted" spending riders to bills so they can better empty our wallets?

I think we got Groucho Marx (1.00 / 1) (#20)
by NoviDemocrat on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 12:27:46 AM EST

except having Bush as President isn't funny.

Another stupid comment by sandmman, 07/24/2007 07:24:58 AM EST (none / 0)
And President Gore would've been? by mikefisk, 07/24/2007 01:53:52 PM EST (5.00 / 1)

Gore ............... by sandmman, 07/24/2007 02:00:19 PM EST (none / 0)

As your boy Mitt says (1.00 / 1) (#22)
by NoviDemocrat on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 08:54:26 AM EST

lighten up

Isn't that a McCain quote? (5.00 / 1) (#23)
by Nick on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 09:25:33 AM EST

Maybe Mitt said it too...

"Bomb bomb bomb... bomb bomb Iran."

A rude awakening for the amnesty power structure.. (none / 0) (#25)
by jrfoleyjr on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 01:57:33 PM EST

They thought they would just do as they have done before and ignore citizens. A fait acompli is hard to roll back and Bush was so confident that the Senate would push it through that he already had his chickens in line in the house and his signing pen was smoking in anticipation.

The citizens MUST be humbled by removing the only media source not filtered through the Daily KOS and MoveOn.org controlled media (ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN and print media). Thus, the re-installation of "The Fairness Doctrine", which would not affect the other existing MSM, is now seen as a precursor to any amnesty action.

Further commentary is available at:
Bloggin on down the Rogue

pathetic sandman (1.00 / 1) (#27)
by NoviDemocrat on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 05:14:39 PM EST

Who was President on 9/11?

Simply saying (none / 0) (#28)
by sandmman on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 06:55:42 PM EST

that HAD Gore managed to have all the military votes thrown out in Florida and been elected (God forbid) President that's what he could have run around whining.

Thanks for sharing your delusions (1.00 / 1) (#29)
by NoviDemocrat on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 10:42:59 PM EST

Hey there, Novi Dumb-o-cRat (none / 0) (#30)
by sandmman on Wed Jul 25, 2007 at 07:38:53 AM EST

You really are a piece of work.

Thanks for sharing all of your delusions. Wish you'd share them at MichiganLibel instead.

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