Yes, back to my earlier comments. Congress passed and the President either signed them or his veto got overridden to create these Independent agencies to insulate them from politics. And In the case of the FCC, Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcast licenses in this country, the reason for the independence was because we didn't want a president coming along and manipulating the broadcast companies in terms of what kind of speech content they put on the air. The, the license was supposed to be about, you know, basic viability, about, you know, keeping your antennas going. (52:58–53:19)
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Asserts that the FCC's independence was intended to prevent presidential manipulation of broadcast content.
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