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FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Re: FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Post by pseudalopex »

techblueberry wrote: post #12

This feels a little excessively cynical, you still might hate it, but it's specifically for the 250th Anniversary of America. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr today urged broadcasters to join a “Pledge America Campaign” that Carr established to support President Trump’s “Salute to America 250” project. Carr said in a press release that “I am inviting broadcasters to pledge to air programming in…

> This feels a little excessively cynical, you still might hate it, but it's specifically for the 250th Anniversary of America.

> I don't know that "pledge" should be the right word, just maybe like encourage?

The article addressed this.

Although it’s described as voluntary, Carr said broadcasters can meet their public interest obligations by taking the pledge. This is notable because Carr has repeatedly threatened to punish broadcast stations for violating the public interest standard.

“If this were genuinely intended as voluntary, and genuinely about celebrating America, there is no reason to limit this to broadcasters,” Feld told Ars. “Cable operators are equally free to celebrate America, as are podcasters for that matter.”

Re: FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Post by Kapura »

techblueberry wrote: post #12

This feels a little excessively cynical, you still might hate it, but it's specifically for the 250th Anniversary of America. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr today urged broadcasters to join a “Pledge America Campaign” that Carr established to support President Trump’s “Salute to America 250” project. Carr said in a press release that “I am inviting broadcasters to pledge to air programming in…

Sorry, i thought that this country took "freedom of speech" seriously. Being compelled to air anything of any description seems to contradict that.

Re: FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Post by conductr »

josefritzishere wrote: post #19
conductr wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing mandatory, so no worries

With respect... the FCC is a regulatory agency. There is an obvious set of forcing functions here. It's not normal and is very concerning.

It’s pretty common of regulators to ask things of those they regulate. CMS asks for input regarding healthcare changes, EPA asks for input on new standards, and so one. Is there some impression that regulators just blindly bark orders and are punitive to those that don’t comply, even when compliance isn’t mandatory? Be as cynical as you want but I see this as pretty innocent and wish we still had a patriotic culture in America and I support finding ways to try to rebuild it. This seems reasonable and was only a request for common good of the nation. Make it political all you want but I don’t think that’s what it is.

Re: FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Post by dghlsakjg »

ViscountPenguin wrote: post #16
josefritzishere wrote: post #8

Mandatory state ideology is very worrisome.

This has been a thing in the USA for a long time hasn't it? Iirc, they have (legally not mandatory, but functionally mandatory) pledges at the start of every school day right?

Some schools do it some don’t.

Participation is never mandatory and retaliation or forcing the pledge is an invitation for an expensive civil rights suit.

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Post by Kapura »

tokai wrote: post #7

>Although it’s described as voluntary, Carr said broadcasters can meet their public interest obligations by taking the pledge. This is notable because Carr has repeatedly threatened to punish broadcast stations for violating the public interest standard. But apparently Europe are the ones with freedom of speech issues.

You are limited to a realitwhere words have consistent meaning. the fascists and republicans have no such limitation, which gives them a lot of power if you think you can debate them with logic.

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Post by tolerance »

Kapura wrote: post #28
tolerance wrote: post #24

How might this campaign appear under an administration ran by a Democrat?

it just wouldnt? what are you trying to say

What purpose is this submission supposed to serve? What kind of discussion around it do you think would be more appropriate?

Re: FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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Post by nkrisc »

techblueberry wrote: post #12

This feels a little excessively cynical, you still might hate it, but it's specifically for the 250th Anniversary of America. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr today urged broadcasters to join a “Pledge America Campaign” that Carr established to support President Trump’s “Salute to America 250” project. Carr said in a press release that “I am inviting broadcasters to pledge to air programming in…

In a time when the president’s face is on a giant banner hanging from the DOJ, it feels appropriately cynical.
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