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Canceling Fox News

Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

Ok, I got it now. The president can do whatever he or she wants as long as it is not purely in his or her self-interest. If the action is at least “mixed-motive” and at least partially in the public interest, it’s legal and acceptable.

Can I ask President Warren, for example, to revoke the broadcast license of Fox News via an executive order? It would surely be in both the public interest and her private interest, and since it would benefit humankind, why not?

Wow, this is going to be awesome!

Bob Tattershall

Pullman

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