Posted on 10/12/2010 3:04:44 PM PDT by La Lydia
Creepy if true. I hope such a thing doesn’t happen, but with this government, who knows?
Democrats
Communists
‘Progressives’
Socialists
TYRANTS
I’ve been dreading something like this since Obama took office and it looks like it’s coming soon. I hope that this can be tied up in court and eventually adjudicated and found unconstitutional. The FCC ‘decreeing’ their agency as having authority over the internet is typical of leftist’s arrogance but it has to be stopped. This will be another reason to vote Republican on November 2nd.
Ping for later
More gubmint tyranny..
the FCC shouldn’t exist beyond facilitiating spectrum sales.
It will be the last mistake this government will ever make.
More Marxism coming down the pike....
It is not out of the question for the FCC to try for regulatory despotism, but it’s not 2008. Even the jaded of the Dobombocrats who will be running in 2012 have a vested interest in not rocking that boat. For one, enforcement of their regulations would logistically problematic and lead to widespread rebellion among their own base as well as massive international confusion. Heck, DHS can’t even keep up with their first year schedule on Obamacare. I can just as easily see a veto proof law from congress removing significant regulatory power from the FCC in retaliation. This November election is about more than just the number of seats won it’s about a huge political mandate by the people.
Oh, it can happen alright. The government has already done it with computer keyboards.
You got that right. So far, their bullsnot has been benign enough that we've been willing to wait for election day to straighten it out. If they ever make it clear that our votes can no longer deal with their tyranny, God help 'em. Or not... makes little difference.
Hey FCC, can you say "last straw?" I knew you could.
;^\
I think any such attempt would provoke spontaneous COMBUSTION on the part of the American people.
I agree!
“... a large bipartisan majority.”
Any conservatives in that rotten group? Who?
They won’t be able to hold onto it for long if they try.
After a group of hackers crash the entire FCC’c computer network for the 8th or 9th time they will run away like the beated dogs they are!
This is troublesome and even tyrannical, but it is difficult to call unconstitutional. The FCC doesn’t make rules without the authority of Congress: they propose, and Congress adopts these proposals into law.
Further, the telephone system and the internet are things that cross state lines, making them pretty clearly interstate commerce. Congress can regulate them.
The real problem is Congress’ delegation of their authority to unelected and pretty much unaccountable party hacks. The next Congress should adopt a rule making it out of order to adopt the findings of a commission into a law, or to present the work of any outside group as a bill.
I mean, honestly: did Congress really write either TARP or ObamaCare?
Why the hate for the FCC, the hackers should be equal opportunity hackers. Lets see.... how bout the EPA, FDA, FED Reserve, Education administration.. there have to be more, this would be a good example of social justice as well.
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