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Conservatives are on a roll. Only hours after derailing the immigration bill yesterday, they made a preemptive strike at the Fairness Doctrine, hopefully putting an end to a Democrat-led plot to revive a failed policy regulating talk radio.

Rep. Mike Pence’s (R.-Ind.) amendment to the financial services appropriations bill passed, 309-115, prohibiting funds from being used by the Federal Communications Commission to impose the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters. The measure was co-sponsored by Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Tex.) and Rep. Jeff Flake (R.-Ariz.). Its passage was hailed by Minority Leader John Boehner (R.-Ohio).

Pence will now push for passage of his Broadcaster Freedom Act. (See my related post earlier this week.)

Once again, bloggers deserve credit for rallying to the cause. I hope these two victories show our lawmakers that we’re a force to be reckoned with.