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I don't believe that the FCC threatening ABC's broadcasting license has anything to do with free speech. There were murmurs about lawsuits for defamation of cha

I don't believe that the FCC threatening ABC's broadcasting license has anything to do with free speech. There were murmurs about lawsuits for defamation of character all over Twitter. I'm no lawyer, I don't claim to know if that's even possible. But it's clear that with the emotional tension of the situation, ABC wasn't about to get itself in legal trouble over a second-rate, late-night show host. So, while the FCC may have been threatening, we have a legal system designed to prevent such over-steps of power, should they occur. It seems pretty clear ABC wanted no part of the storm that was brewing.

ceejayoz 1y ago
> I don't believe that the FCC threatening ABC's broadcasting license has anything to do with free speech. Even Ted Cruz is able to see it. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kwzgrwdd0o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kwzgrwdd0o And Vance is trying to play it off as a joke now: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5521172-vance-fcc-carr-kimmel-threat/ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5521172-vance-fcc-carr-ki... > we have a legal system designed to prevent such over-steps of power That legal system recently immunized the President from the protections.