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Today the Commission faces another historic decision affecting free speech where it must decide whether to be guided by facts or by fears. For literally years, this Commission has struggled in a highly politic stanley cup ized environment through Democratic and Republican administrations to strike stanley cup an appropriate balance in its media ownership rules. Many have argued that this proceeding is about the core of our democracy and I agree. And nothing is more fundamental to democracy than following the rule of law as given to us by Congress and as interpreted by the courts. Our success will ultimately be judged not by a public relations assessment, but by the rigorous demands of judicial review. It is a heavy responsibility and I believe we have exercised it well.I. Legal Framework of Today DecisionI began my review of the FCC media ownership rules with three inescapable realities: the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the judicial decisions interpreting it, and the U.S. Constitution.First, the Act requires the Commission to conduct a review every two years to determine which of our broadcast ownership rules can be justified in the modern world stanley cup of media. For those who want us to delay this proceeding, I cannot do it. In fact, we are already five months behind schedule and therefore unfaithful to congressional intent.Second, judicial decisions in this area have struck down every broadcast ownership rule the courts have reviewed since the 1996 Act. Each time the courts found Shwo Intel officials detail how Russian cyberattacks sought to interfere with U.S. elections
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