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Kajun Gal

(1,907 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:51 PM Dec 2017

When will the FBI, FCC, CIA or SOMEBODY go after FOX news? [View all]

They spread lies, hate and propaganda like the supposed "coup". Dumb Drumph listens and believes. And then we REALLY have a major problem. How is FOX news even allowed on cable networks, satellite networks, etc?

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When will the FBI, FCC, CIA or SOMEBODY go after FOX news? [View all] Kajun Gal Dec 2017 OP

Until we defeat them, we will never heal. n/t rainin Dec 2017 #1

I'm not a lawyer, but isn't Fox inciting insurrection? Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #2

The crime of incitement no longer exists. There is a federal law called The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #5

It's all protected by the First Amendment, as it should be. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #3

Neva Corvo Bianco Dec 2017 #4

It would be A REALLY BAD IDEA for the FBI FCC or CIA to "go after" any news organization. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #6

Fox is NOT a news organization world wide wally Dec 2017 #14

Regardless of your opinion, it remains fully protected by the 1st amendment. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #16

Not Trump world wide wally Dec 2017 #21

I'm very glad that your power extends Codeine Dec 2017 #23

Limits on hate speech is a bad idea? world wide wally Dec 2017 #24

Yes. A thousand times yes. Codeine Dec 2017 #25

England and Canada seem to be doing quite well with that law world wide wally Dec 2017 #36

We have a different philosophy toward speech. Codeine Dec 2017 #38

Not opinion tazkcmo Dec 2017 #29

Well tRump bdamomma Dec 2017 #31

Not Only Is that UN-Constitutional Ccarmona Dec 2017 #7

Mmmmhmmm bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #10

The CIA has no authority to bring charges against a US news organization ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #11

You said the "CIA has no domestic authority..." bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #13

I didn't claim the CIA acts in ways it isn't authorized to ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #15

Your first post was vague bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #17

The first post wasn't me ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #18

Well, the first person didn't know what he/she was talking about bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #19

You're confusing "domestic authority" Codeine Dec 2017 #26

Not if its one of those cars that locks the morons inside the car bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #28

I'd watch that. nt Codeine Dec 2017 #32

But on a serious note bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #37

Didn't we just buy Fox? ileus Dec 2017 #8

The news and sports divisions Codeine Dec 2017 #27

I think it would be better to boycott Turbineguy Dec 2017 #9

Spreading lie, hate and propaganda ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #12

When we embrace government run censorship? o_0 Terry_M Dec 2017 #20

Skinner should require that prospective posters Codeine Dec 2017 #22

The basics, stuff like this, used to be taught in middle school civics class. procon Dec 2017 #33

fox subversive authoritarian propoganda network democratisphere Dec 2017 #30

They should at least change their name to FOX Talk Show? Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #34

Y'all are right about the free speech amendment but Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #35