Court Steals Open Debates Victory
Posted on January 17, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, News, Third Party
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2489/t/4823/content.jsp?content_KEY=3645
This is the article (you can go to the above link to see it in its entirity) that SCARES me for the American People and for the FUTURE of media’s role in the political process. Here are some excerpts of the article:
Fifteen minutes before the NBC Las Vegas debate, the Nevada Supreme Court granted NBC’s “emergency” appeal and barred Dennis Kucinich from the televised debate.
The court held that the “first amendment rights” of a “corporate media outlet” trumped the right of the American people to an open debate process.
What this ruling effectively says is that private, unelected media companies can decide who can and cannot appear in an officially sanctioned presidential debate.
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