Big discussion about it yesterday, but something new today is the FCC pressure, and that is what would be interesting to the HN crowd.
The government is using its power to regulate the electromagnetic spectrum as a way of getting political speech it doesn't like off the air. The President himself suggested NBC cancel their shows as well.
It's a blatant violation of the first amendment, using the government to censor speech. And it looks like not a thing will be done about it.
Not just "off the air," either. I'd be surprised if 1% of Kimmel's viewership receives the show over the air.
The distinction is vital. The FCC's stewardship of the public airwaves as a limited natural resource is the only reason we granted them this extraconstitutional power in the first place. When the airwaves aren't actually involved, the FCC should have no say whatsoever.
The government is using its power to regulate the electromagnetic spectrum as a way of getting political speech it doesn't like off the air. The President himself suggested NBC cancel their shows as well.
It's a blatant violation of the first amendment, using the government to censor speech. And it looks like not a thing will be done about it.