Republican rebukes FCC chair's threats to revoke broadcast licenses over Iran war

[Uncle Joe]

Republican rebukes FCC chair’s threats to revoke broadcast licenses over Iran war
Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speech

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Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in an interview on the Sunday Briefing on Fox News that he was not in favor of the government control of private enterprise or efforts to meddle with freedom of speech protected under the constitution.

“I’m in big support of the first amendment,” Johnson said. “I do not like the heavy hand of government, no matter who’s wielding it. So no, I would rather the federal government stay out of the private sector as much as possible.

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Democrats criticized Carr’s warning-shot. Senator Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, said: “It’s illegal for the government to censor free speech it just doesn’t like about Trump’s Iran war. This threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook.”

Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, concurred. “A truly extraordinary moment,” he wrote on social media. “We aren’t on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.” The California governor, Gavin Newsom, said it was “flagrantly unconstitutional”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/fcc-chair-broadcasters-license-iran-war

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