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Old March 12th 05, 11:55 AM
N9OGL
 
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WHAT RULE?? What you don't understand is this, As long as the
information bulletin is directed to the amateur radio community
regardless if it's opinionated or news it legal. As LONG as it is
DIRECTED TO THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY and deals with AMATEUR RADIO
ISSUES. Boradcasting is DIRECTED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. there's the
difference between broadcasting and information bulletins. The only
reason they can order a cease and desist order is if you violate the
law. The only CONTENT the FCC can control is Obscene and Indecent
material. The US Supreme Court in 1969 ruled that a person didn't have
a First Amendment to uses a radio station without a license, Upholding
the License system of the FCC. A person who has a license has a First
Amendment right to use a station, A right given to the licensing holder
byn the federal governement. Section 326 of the communication act
forbids the FCC from content control except, for obscene and indecent
material. But back on the issue at hand, If the FCC wanted Information
Bulletins to be only "news bulletins" the FCC could of narrowed the
rules down to state that, but they didn't because, it would of made it
too narrow and may not hold up constitutional in the courts. As I've
stated may times before, information is 50% facts and 50% opinion and
in a FREE SOCIETY we need both.

Todd N9OGL
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