c/politics · by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 125d

Ted Cruz Rips FCC Over ABC Broadcast License Review Following Kimmel Joke: ‘It Is Not Government’s Job to Censor Speech’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ted-cruz-fcc-abc-broadcast-license-review-kimmel-censor-speech-1236733070/

But now Trump and you Republicans have now set the, to paraphrase Trump, presidence (sic) of Executive branch's ability, nay, duty to censor speech.

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jordanlund@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 125d (1 reply)

Broken Clock Syndrome.

TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 125d

beat me to it :)

rImITywR@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 125d

kboos1@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 125d

Maybe it shows that the FCC shouldn't be under the control of the President because it presents too much temptation to censor the public?

I'm sure it could be successfully challenged if the president didn't bride the Supreme Court but it would still take to long time to resolve and ABC would lose a lot of money in the meantime

Red0ctober@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 125d (3 replies)

Whoa, when did Raphael 'Ted' Cruz find a vertebrae?

jestho@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 125d (1 reply)

I think he just blurted out a random sequence of noises that coincidentally made sense

janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 125d

Lol this got me to chuckle out loud like a fool

PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 125d

I think one of his victims' washed ashore in Cancun last winter. He probably nabbed it before the cops arrived for forensics

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 7 pts · 125d (1 reply)

He clearly disagrees with you Cruz, why don't you look in to impeaching him for abuse of power?

jaschen306@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 125d

Another impeachment isn't going to do shit. Removal is the only way.

MrPlow@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 125d

Damn you universe, you made me agree with Ted Cruz!

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 125d

Cruz has not caught up with his party. His party looooves to talk about free speech, but talking about it and being free are two different things, and the cons HATE freedom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gu2ouJNmXc

George Hanson: Oh, no. What you represent to them is freedom. Billy: What the hell is wrong with freedom? That's what it's all about. George Hanson: Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different thangs. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free, 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.

Catma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 125d