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Letter: It’s not censorship if it’s on private property

(Richard Drew | AP file photo)  People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York on Aug. 1, 2017.

(Richard Drew | AP file photo) People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York on Aug. 1, 2017.

I read, with some disjointed chuckling, that one Mr. Tony Davis wants Fox News inflicted upon everyone. Let’s take a little closer look at that.

I will assume the offending hotel of which you speak is privately owned and you are asking the owners to defer their proprietary rights to suit your whims. Am I right?

I have a newsflash for you, Mr. Davis. The Constitution, and amendments to it, do not necessarily apply on private property. Anyone who belongs to a labor union will learn that fact fairly rapidly. It sounds to me like you have inserted your foot directly into your mouth. All property owners are equal, but conservative property owners are more equal.

The “I’m being picked on” attitude of Fox viewers and conservatives is getting very much past tiresome, but I do have a simple solution for you, sir. Don’t patronize the hotel, but please, sir, write back and name the hotel. An island of sanity in St. George would be perfect for me the next time I stop in.

Jay Hansen, Provo

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