Now thats Micro Segmentation.......straight from our elected officials.

On February 10, 2014, The Wall Street Journal released an Op-Ed by Ajit Pai about how the government is attempting to push the Federal Communications Commission into newsrooms across America.  Ajit Pai is a commissioner for the FCC, therefore I would say his statements on this topic are pretty credible, and is telling the readers of America what is about to come and adding his opinion to the situation.  The FCC (which is a government agency), controls the airwaves, and they are attempting to survey what citizens "need to know," then regulate what can be aired on both television and radio to ensure that the citizens are ONLY getting the media that THEY believe is critical for us to see and/or hear.

"The FCC says the study is merely an objective fact-finding mission. The results will inform a report that the FCC must submit to Congress every three years on eliminating barriers to entry for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the communications industry."  (The Wall Street Journal)

Business competition is just that, plain and simple, competition.  If one executive looks at the media from a different angle than the other guy trying to get into the business, then that is probably why the other guy is still trying.  This concept could be placed on any number of businesses because that is how business operates.

However, if this is really an honest statement from the FCC, then what does interviewing station owners, news anchors, and directors about their "news philosophy," and how which stories are chosen to be covered on the air have to do with blocking the pathway to the communications industry for small businesses?  This statement sounds like a very poor excuse for attempting to place a virtual Government-parental-control on the nations televisions and radio stations.

Mr. Pai is making an argument against the FCC stating that he does not believe that the Federal Government should be governing what citizens should watch.  I have to proudly agree with him on this.  If I want to watch a news story about something that happened almost years ago on September 11, 2012 because I believe that it is still relevant, then I should be able to do so.  If the FCC had anything to do with it, that story, along with many others, would not see the light of day or the dark of night under the current administration.

This is a very important issue.  If this measure is enacted, all of our lives will be directly affected by it.  Some of the issues that we really care about would essentially be blocked by the government, or in this case, big brother.

There is a 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution that used to mean something and be respected, two of those rights are freedom of speech and freedom of press. That should cover the legal end of this debate, the other, personally, I do not need and will not have anyone telling me what I NEED to know and what I don't.  This is The United States of America.  This should not even be given time on the House floor.