>I think the American First Amendment would obliterate this government body and probably the whole institution if it was ever tried.

I think this is exactly the kind of thing Trump is trying to slow walk us into while everyone is distracted by his war in Iran.

First consolidate the networks into the hands of a few loyal supporters (you don’t need a body to ban a commercial The networks refuse to air), then use the FCC to clean up the remaining opposition.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/trump-fccs-equal...