President Reagan, June 1987: vetoed S. 742, which would have written the Fairness Doctrine into law, calling it unconstitutional content regulation of the press.
S. 742 simply cannot be reconciled with the freedom of speech and the press secured by our Constitution. It is, in my judgment, unconstitutional.
President Reagan, June 1987: vetoed S. 742, which would have written the Fairness Doctrine into law, calling it unconstitutional content regulation of the press.