The conservatives speak of an “incredibly dangerous” precedent fixed by the FCC chair

In the midst of the pressure of the Federal Commission Commission, ABC of Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday evening, on the remarks that Kimmel made earlier in the week about the assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The president of the FCC, Brendan Carr, suggested that the ABC affiliates could make fines or revoke their licenses if they continued to broadcast the Kimmel program. He also told CNBC that “we haven’t finished yet.”

Although some conservatives have supported the actions of the distribution network, others like Senator Ted Cruz also say that the FCC goes too far.

“I hate what Jimmy Kimmel said. I am delighted that he was dismissed,” he said on his podcast on Friday Verdict with Ted Cruz. “But let me tell you that if the government is saying:” We don’t like what you, the media, we have said, we will ban waves if you don’t say what we love “, it will end in bad conservatives.”

Cruz, who is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, who has jurisdiction over the FCC, qualified the remarks of Carr “dangerous as hell”, warning a future where the government can influence published dissemination networks.

“I think it is incredibly dangerous for the government to put itself in position to say:” We will decide what we like and what we do not like, and we will threaten to remove your air if we do not like what you say “”, added Cruz. “And it could be well at the moment to threaten Jimmy Kimmel, but when it is used to silence all the conservatives in America, we will regret it.”

President Donald Trump, who said the FCC could re -examine the broadcasters for the broadcasters who criticize him several times, called Carr an American patriot in response to Cruz’s comments, adding that he disagreed with the senator.

Meanwhile, conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson echoes Cruz censorship concerns earlier this week.

“You hope that a year, the turmoil we see in the aftermath of the murder (of Kirk) will not be exploited to provide laws on hatred speeches to this country,” he said on a special tribute to Kirk on Wednesday on Kirk on Kirk The Tucker Carlson Show. “And believe me, if this is the case, if that happens, there is never a more justified moment for civil disobedience than that, never. And there will never be.”

But some conservatives are in favor of greater discretion of the government with regard to the antenna.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Traffic lights Thursday, a broadcast license issued by the FCC is a privilege, not a right.

“In normal moments, in normal circumstances, I tend to think that the first amendment should always be in a way the ultimate law. And that there should not be verification and balance,” said Lummis. “I don’t feel that anymore. I have the impression that something has changed culturally. And I think there must be some knowledge that things have changed. ”

Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) told NBC on Friday that the FCC was right to question the broadcasting networks concerning their licenses.

“The first amendment must be fiercely protected, but we also impose various regulations on FCC licenses,” he said.

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