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Durbin Amendment 586 Is not about the Fairness Doctrine.

SA 586. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. BAN ON FIREARM FOR PERSON CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR.

(a) Disposition of Firearm.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

[Page: S2496] GPO's PDF ``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.''.

(b) Possession of Firearm.--Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ``; or''; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,''.

(c) Misdemeanor Sex Offense Against a Minor Defined.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(36) The term `misdemeanor sex offense against a minor' means a sex offense against a minor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

``(37) The term `sex offense' means a criminal offense that has, as an element, a sexual act or sexual contact with another, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.

``(38) The term `minor' means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.''.

I need to know if this vote is over.

If it is then only (391) of our 25,000 supporters were able to even open their email alert before the vote was over.

W

Senate Amendment 573

SA 573. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


At the end of the bill add the following:

SEC. 9. FAIRNESS DOCTRINE PROHIBITED.

(a) Limitation on General Powers: Fairness Doctrine.--Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section 303 (47 U.S.C. 303) the following new section:

``SEC. 303A. LIMITATION ON GENERAL POWERS: FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.

``Notwithstanding section 303 or any other provision of this Act or any other Act authorizing the Commission to prescribe rules, regulations, policies, doctrines, standards, guidelines, or other requirements, the Commission shall not have the authority to prescribe any rule, regulation, policy, doctrine, standard, guideline, or other requirement that has the purpose or effect of reinstating or repromulgating (in whole or in part)--

``(1) the requirement that broadcasters present or ascertain opposing viewpoints on issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the `Fairness Doctrine', as repealed in In re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council against Television Station WTVH, Syracuse New York, 2 FCC Rcd. 5043 (1987); or

``(2) any similar requirement that broadcasters meet programming quotas or guidelines for issues of public importance.''.

(b) Severability.--Notwithstanding section 7(a), if any provision of section 2(a)(1), 2(b)(1), or 3 or any amendment made by those sections is declared or held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the amendment made by subsection (a) and the application of such amendment to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by such holding.

It took me nearly an hour to get an email out to my senator. I have a feeling they take down the system on purpose so that we cant complain and they can say that they didnt hear from their voters.

Durbin Amdt. No. 591; To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.

The vote has not been published yet but it states that the Amendment was agreed to.

Text of this Amendment can not be accessed on Thomas or through the Senate Website. They voted on an Amendment that we can't even view.

The vote results will be viewable before the text of the Amendment.

I had to send a last minute fax, since the phone lines were busy.

Dixie

Demint bill "fairness doctrine" PASSES by a wide margin
Thursday, Feb. 26 2009



87 YAY

11 NAY

http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/ind ... 2009-02-26

This is what FOX is saying now.

http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/ind ... 2009-02-26

Demint bill "fairness doctrine" PASSES by a wide margin

87 YAY

11 NAY

What about this


February 26, 2009
Joining Lou Tonight
Senator Jim DeMint (R) South Carolina
First Amendment Under Fire

Sen. DeMint, chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, said he will offer the Broadcaster Freedom Act as an amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights bill. The Broadcaster Freedom Act prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. Senator DeMint will join Lou tonight.

I have been calling Gilibrands office for 30 minutes straight with just a busy signal. I hope it is because people are calling in their outrage....

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

This is what FOX is saying now.

http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/ind ... 2009-02-26

Demint bill "fairness doctrine" PASSES by a wide margin

87 YAY

11 NAY

Which is very misleading because the DeMint amdt PROHIBITS the FD from being re-instated