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SpankMe

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8. Then there's this:

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:58 PM

Sep 2025

The anchor shows FCC chief Carr's hardcore free speech rants of the past where he says the government has no business censoring speech, where Carr called government censorship "the authoritarian's dream", where he said "the government does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the "public interest"". Plus, other choice Carr quotes that most of us agree with.

If Dems ever gain power again, this guy should be arrested for violating the constitution.

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Sen. Schumer demands FCC Chair Carr resign for pressuring Disney-owned ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show [View all] bigtree Sep 2025 OP

I remember when these calls to resign made by members of either party actually meant something. sop Sep 2025 #1

this one comes behind actual legislation bigtree Sep 2025 #2

Totally agree Carr should go or muzzled. But why "demand" something that you know won't happen, it's kind of like drawin Silent Type Sep 2025 #3

that goes against advocacy and activism, itself bigtree Sep 2025 #4

Fine, keep demanding and report back when it's effective. Silent Type Sep 2025 #5

wow bigtree Sep 2025 #6

Schumer's demands are embarrassingly weak, honestly. I take no pleasure in saying that, but it's true. Silent Type Sep 2025 #7

it's backed up by actual legislation. It's public advocacy from the elevation of his high office bigtree Sep 2025 #9

THAT'S YOUR OPIION. THE DEMS ARE Cha Sep 2025 #10

Yeah, let's continue the same old ineffective things. Silent Type Sep 2025 #11

What would be effective with respect to Carr? onenote Sep 2025 #20

And here we go mcar Sep 2025 #14

Personally, I don't care what they do to rally those that voted for Democrats. What matters is attracting some Silent Type Sep 2025 #15

Exactly, mcar... TY for Pointing That Cha Sep 2025 #17

And the insults make no sense, Cha mcar Sep 2025 #18

Yes, that's what's So Frustrating. Cha Sep 2025 #22

We wouldn't be on this sinking ship mcar Sep 2025 #24

Precisely. That's the Irrefutable Bottom Line. Cha Sep 2025 #25

Then there's this: SpankMe Sep 2025 #8

A lot more then him need to be arrested when the Democratic Party tinymontgomery Sep 2025 #12

FCC Chair Carr should be removed from office--- Jack Valentino Sep 2025 #13

How do you suggest we make that happen? onenote Sep 2025 #23

Will he get a Day of Remembrance when he's gone? leftstreet Sep 2025 #16

K&R spanone Sep 2025 #19

K&R UTUSN Sep 2025 #21