These are supporters dedicated to reviving the Fairness Doctrine, or at least the Equal Time Provision. initiative. Accuracy in Media Reports that As of early 2007, Presidential Candidate, John Kerry Senator Bernie Sanders, along with Representatives Dennis Kucinich, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) announced their support of legislation which would reverse the 1987 FCC decision and restore the Fairness Doctrine.

The doctrine has been routinely criticized by conservatives in the media as a means of keeping their views from being expressed or deliberately cutting their available air time in half. Democrats in Congress are pushed for legislation that they say would bring balance to the media, but critics say would muzzle conservative voices. Bringing back the regulation will ensure more even-handed coverage of political issues, said Jeff Lieberson, spokesman for Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), who has proposed the “Media Ownership Reform Act," in 2005. This Bill Never Became Law. This bill was proposed in a session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Maybe supporters of the Fairness Doctrine may try narrowing it down; if they cannot succeed at reinstating the doctrine expanding on the Equal Time Rule may be an option.