"Giving the FCC a mandate to enforce openness is in no way giving it a mandate to enforce censorship."
Exactly.
It's similar to how the government now has the power to enforce the First Amendment. While one can argue with how well they do that, I don't think anyone wants that power removed.
to nitpick: the government doesn't 'enforce' the first amendment. The first amendment prohibits congress from creating laws which would abridge the free speech rights of the people (which they possess inherently, independent of government)
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"Giving the FCC a mandate to enforce openness is in no way giving it a mandate to enforce censorship."
Exactly.
It's similar to how the government now has the power to enforce the First Amendment. While one can argue with how well they do that, I don't think anyone wants that power removed.
to nitpick: the government doesn't 'enforce' the first amendment. The first amendment prohibits congress from creating laws which would abridge the free speech rights of the people (which they possess inherently, independent of government)