Quote:
|
Originally Posted by balderdash111
Very good point. I admit I was all bent out of shape on this until you made that point and I had to think what I, a Kerry supporter, would think if NBC aired f911 at the end of October. I wouldn't complain a bit (though privately - or on TFP! - I'd acknowledge that it probably violates federal election laws).
|
No, it doesn't. A station can air anything it wants provided it does not violate FCC rules (profanity, pornography, stuff like that.)
Federal election laws do not trump the constitution, and the constitution specifically says that government is not allowed to limit freedom of speech. Station owners can use their freedom of speech to say anything they want on their stations.
While what Sinclair is doing is a violation of journalistic ethics, it is NOT a violation of the law.