CW 386: Reforming Government Surveillance with Bruce Fein Former FCC General Counsel & Heritage Foundation Attorney

Jason Hartman welcomes constitutional law specialist, Bruce Fein (pronounced "fine"), to episode of The Creating Wealth Show. Fein has been officially involved in matters of personal freedom and liberty as far back as the early 1970s when he drafted the articles of impeachment that eventually drove "Tricky Dick" Nixon from the White House. During the Reagan years, Fein served as general counsel to the FCC and was instrumental in getting rid of the Fairness Doctrine. This was a good thing. We'll tell you more about it later. In addition to writing numerous articles on constitutional issues for The Washington Times, Slate.com, The New York Times, Legal Times, Mr. Fein has written such books as American Empire: Before the Fall, and Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our constitution and Democracy. Fein worked for the American Enterprise Institute, and the Heritage Foundation, both conservative think tanks as an analyst and commentator. Additionally, he is a principal in a government affairs and public relations firm, The Lichfield Group, in Washington D.C., and a resident scholar at the Turkish Coalition of America. Rand Paul Sues President Obama Jason dives right into Fein's recent work with a question about the lawsuit filed by Senator Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky over the NSA surveillance program. The program, according to the complaint, which was written by Mr. Fein, alleges that the government commits a violation of the 4th Amendment (right to be let alone) with each telephone number it tosses into a massive database. Fein is An Expert Impeacher In addition to drafting Articles of Impeachment for President Nixon, Fein has been tasked to do the same for former Presidents' Clinton and Bush when they held office (#43), as well as Bush's former Vice-President Cheney. Meet the REAL Father of Talk Radio We told you we'd return to this topic. During President Reagan's term in office, Bruce was appointed to serve as general counsel to the FCC. At issue was the Fairness Doctrine, which was enacted in 1949 and required a holder of a broadcast license to (1) present controversial issues, and (2) allow for contrasting views. In several cases, The Supreme Court ruled that government-enforced access to the airwaves invariably had a chilling effect on public discourse. In 1987, the doctrine was officially abolished by a 4-0 vote by the FCC. Jason and Bruce conclude the interview with a spirited discussion of liberty and tyranny in America today. Fein noted a pertinent quote from Thomas Jefferson: "When the government fears the people, you have liberty; when the people fear government, you have tyranny." These days, it seems like we could use a lot more fear of the people from our government.

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CW 386: Reforming Government Surveillance with Bruce Fein Former FCC General Counsel & Heritage Foundation Attorney is an episode from Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing - Archive Episodes 301-400 by Jason Hartman.

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This episode was published on Jan 11, 2016.

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