[EAS] Compulsory carriage of EAS messages is unconstitutional

[Clay Freinwald]

John- Some EAS Messages are already mandatory - In the case of an EAN every
broadcast and cable system is required to run this 'speech'

I have yet to hear of anyone challenging this one.

Clay Freinwald

There has been a round of discussions here that carrying EAS messages should
be compulsory, and that the "NAB drags it's feet on this."

Government mandating ANY speech on a person or business is called, by legal
beagles "compelled speech."  Here's a precis of a recent case more or less
on point
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/high-court-takes-up-case-on-compelled-sp
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