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To: jazusamo

Congress authorized the FCC, and gave it its authority. There is no Constitutional basis for its existence. Congress can un-authorize the FCC if it chooses. Ahem.


8 posted on 12/02/2010 5:29:45 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia
Congress authorized the FCC, and gave it its authority. There is no Constitutional basis for its existence. Congress can un-authorize the FCC if it chooses. Ahem.

I didn't think as clearly as you. My thought was for congress to reduce their funding 10% until they shelve this idea.

But seriously, if the internet has been able to police itself up until now without the FCC, does even the broadcasting world really need them? Could their function not be performed by some non-government foundation made up by the broadcasters themselves?

10 posted on 12/02/2010 5:38:32 PM PST by marron
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The problem is that Congress has created HUNDREDS of federal agencies and put them under the command of ONE person. And stupidly, they somehow thought that no president would ever be elected who would abuse their power.

Or perhaps they did it in expectation that they would someday get a socialist bastard like Obama who would, like themselves, have absolutely no regard for anything except socialism.


16 posted on 12/02/2010 6:22:55 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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