The Fourth Branch of our Government
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In case no one has noticed we now have 4 branches to our government, only two of them elected, only three of them have checks and balances. Executive, legislative, and Judicial, the first two are elected the Judicial (at the highest levels, is appointed)
What is the fourth do you ask, the Media! With all of us glued to the TV or internet, the media which is owned by global Corporations has more influence on our policies and candidates then any other influence. Networks like CNN are now global with no allegiance to our country or people, same for most of them just do not feel like listing them.
Freedom of the press, a great right but is this what they wanted? or did they want local and national publications to keep our government honest? When we hear about Britney Spears instead of Global warming or the pending Oil Crisis are we being helped? When the create controversy about every leading candidate to get ratings are we being helped? When they give away our troop locations to the enemy during a war are we being helped? I know the companies that own them are getting rich but are we any better off?
It is time for everyone to be accountable for their actions, including the press!!
We need some control here, but its a slippery slope. Damned if we do Damned if we don't
How do we fix this?
What is the fourth do you ask, the Media! With all of us glued to the TV or internet, the media which is owned by global Corporations has more influence on our policies and candidates then any other influence. Networks like CNN are now global with no allegiance to our country or people, same for most of them just do not feel like listing them.
Freedom of the press, a great right but is this what they wanted? or did they want local and national publications to keep our government honest? When we hear about Britney Spears instead of Global warming or the pending Oil Crisis are we being helped? When the create controversy about every leading candidate to get ratings are we being helped? When they give away our troop locations to the enemy during a war are we being helped? I know the companies that own them are getting rich but are we any better off?
It is time for everyone to be accountable for their actions, including the press!!
We need some control here, but its a slippery slope. Damned if we do Damned if we don't
How do we fix this?
It kills me
Plus if you are going to have a political agenda then endorse someone and let everyone know your news is not unbiased
One of the very first Executive Orders signed by President Ronald Raygun in 1981 was one that repealed the FCC Equal Time Provisions.
Mike W
Tulsa+
Who thinks it was good policy and should be re-instated
We have more direct control over the Media (what, to the founders, was simply the Press) than we have over any of the legitimate branches. One of those esteemed gentlemen, Franklin possibly, said, "I'd rather have a press without government than a government without a press."
We can easily say they have let us down, but they only give us what we demand. We demand air-headed content and 10 minutes of products in every 30. We demand our "news" be entertainment. We demand the voices be mellow and the faces be pretty even when the subject is not.
The web is now holding up a mirror to our failures. There is no voice, there is no face, only a barrage of information that needs to be disected word by word and checked, double checked, and triple checked.
Of course you can see by much of the garbage which is posted here, our own check and ballance system needs work too.
It still is the truth, and always has been the truth, that will lead us out of this mess. Is there any amongst us that have the belly, or the backbone, to steer a truthful course for our children's future?