Originally Posted by C4 Diesel

I'm not letting you off the hook on this one. Please, elaborate in what way it is a violation of free speech, since you have not yet done so. The agency would not be told what to report by the governement, it would merely have a constant government funding to prevent infuence from advertisers, and people who otherwise "contribute" to the economic advancement of the network. I fail to see how any of this is limiting to free speech.



What I was implying (albeit sarcastically) is that you seem to be intent on maintaining the position of "the government shouldn't tell anyone what to do". While I am in many ways a libertarian myself, I can understand that in order for a system to suceed (or even function), there must be rules to the system. The current setup of government is defined by the current rules (more commonly known as laws). I consider this (no political parties) a good rule for our current system.

I pose to you a question... Do you believe that all citizens should have an equal say in government?