Don’t Let The Left Silence Conservative Speech!
Petition To Stop The Fairness Doctrine

Total signers: 141,794 Your Sponsor: Media Research Center The Issue: Once again, liberal leaders are pushing the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” to silence conservative leaders like Rush Limbaugh,  Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin. Their goal is clear -- silence  conservative speech over the radio airwaves. Read MRC’s Special Report: Unmasking The Fairness Doctrine (.pdf) Help Declare Radio Independence! The Media Research Center is leading the effort to expose and defeat these efforts. The Broadcaster Freedom Act (H.R. 2905) -- a bill in Congress that would ban permanently the so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” -- is stalled in Congress. We want to rally 200,000 signers before Congress leaves for their August recess so we can press every member of Congress to go on record on this vital First Amendment issue.   NOTE: The “Broadcaster Freedom Act” is currently stuck in committee. Sign this petition urging Congress to bring this bill to a vote before Congress leaves for their August recess!

Citizens Band Together To Demand Action MRC is joining with other organizations to demand action on the Broadcaster Freedom Act before Congress leaves for their August recess.. Because this is such a vital issue, we are calling on all Americans who want to protect and preserve their right to free speech to sign this petition! Attacks On Conservative Speech  “It’s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine.” -- Sen. Dick Durbin "In my view, talk radio tends to be one-sided. It also tends to be dwelling in hyperbole. It's explosive. It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information…. I’m looking at [the Fairness Doctrine]…. Unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way.” --Sen. Dianne Feinstein "I think the Fairness Doctrine ought to be there ... One of the most profound changes in the balance of the media was when the conservatives got rid of equal time requirements. The result is that they've been able to squeeze down and squeeze out opinion of opposing views." -- Sen. John Kerry

The Petition States:

I am signing this petition to urge members of Congress to bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act (HR. 2905) to a floor vote. In addition, I am joining with other Americans who are standing against any and all efforts to censor, limit, or restrain the right of conservatives to participate freely in the marketplace of ideas through the “Fairness Doctrine” or similar legislative and bureaucratic efforts. I also call on the media to provide fair and balanced reporting on this issue. Our nation was built upon free and open discourse. I will not tolerate attempts to silence conservative leaders and citizens.