The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that daytime and late night television shows must comply with equal times regulations for political candidates. The “equal time” rule was so that both or all candidates running for political office has the opportunity to promote themselves. In 2006 the “Tonight Show” was given an exemption. Wednesday the FCC said it didn’t see any reason why any show would qualify for an exemption.
We disagree with this decision. We especially understand that these are public airwaves and there needs to be some regulation like traffic laws on public streets. But not only does this create a First Amendment issue but the opposing candidate will not get a fair shake. Pretend its 2028 and Stephen Colbert (above) still works for CBS. The presidential candidates are JD Vance and Gavin Newsome. First question to Vance: “When did you stop beating your wife?” And the first question to Governor Newsome: “Why is JD Vance the worst candidate for president?”
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