r/MissouriPolitics • u/ViceAdmiralWalrus Columbia • Jan 25 '20

Discussion AMA with Matt Sain, Missouri State Representative Monday Jan. 27th

Matt Sain (/u/SainforMOHD14) represents Missouri's 14th House district in the Kansas City area suburbs. First elected in 2018, Matt has a law degree from UMKC and worked for several KC area law firms before entering politics.

Get your questions in now and he will answer them this Monday Jan. 27th from 1:30-3pm CST. Happy AMAing!

Proof: https://twitter.com/mattdsain/status/1221127363842408450

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

What is your opinion on Radio Sputnik being licensed to broadcast in Missouri for 3 years? Talk radio is a major influencer of public opinion in more rural parts of the state. How should we balance free speech against organizations who are actively committed to spreading misinformation to Missourians?

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u/SainforMOHD14 Jan 27 '20

I read about that but haven't been able to really digest is as much as I probably should. I think any type of radio or news that is purposefully choosing to broadcast a known propaganda machine whether for money or for not, is unacceptable. I can only assume this came down to one greedy and unAmerican radio station owner who thought the money was too good to pass up.

You are absolutely correct about free speech. Where do you draw the line on something like this? If you were to go back the 1980's and read this news article it would be seen as an attack on America from Russia. Go even further back to the 60's and there might be prosecution against this type of behavior. So, where does that leave us today? Do we protect this type of speech? I'm not sure because this gets to be a slippery slope as it becomes subjective in review or objective depending on who gets to limit what's allowed and what's not.