The justification for such a bad law was there were a limited amount news channel and that public had right to hear opposing views. (judithcurry.com)
In one case, now before the United States Supreme Court, the government maintains that a Texas man's two misdemeanor convictions — one for less than two ounces of marijuana and one for a single Xanax pill without a prescription — make him a «drug trafficker» subject to mandatory deportation with no right to a hearing in which a judge could consider the absurdity of the case. (nytimes.com)