Government's Role

Kudos to the Daily News for it's principled editorial "We don't need GTV" (Jan.16) in opposition to television networks submitting scripts and footage for government review in return for advertising dollars. The first rule of conquest is to gain control of a nation's communications infrastructure. By subverting the networks' own standards and practices, the federal government has attempted to do just that. More surreptitiously, perhaps, than an external enemy might, but with no less insidious intent. The government's proper role is to protect our constitutional rights, not to propagandize and undermine basic freedoms, and certainly not at taxpayer expense.

Bill Farley
Sun Valley