FCC Commissioners are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to 5 year terms. No more than 3 of the 5 can belong to the same political party.
The President also appoints one Commissioner to serve as Chairman. Here are the 5 current Commissioners, their party affiliations, and the dates their terms will end.
Jessica Rosenworcel, D, 2015
Ajit Pai, R, 2016
Mignon Clyburn, D, 2017
Thomas Wheeler, D, Chairman 2018
Michael O’Rielly, R, 2019
So, even if the Repubs take the White House in 2016, the FCC will remain majority Dem until 2017, as Rosenworcel will be replaced by another Dem this year, and the panel won’t be flipped to 3 Repubs and 2 Dems until Clyburn’s term ends in 2017.
The creeps who worked out that plan were SICK! A presidential monopoly on communications?
Thank you for putting in the time, FRiend.
[Sorry for my gruff response just now.]
So when it comes to our inalianble right to free speech, they legislated uncostitutionally [as usual] to have:
— a flimsy senate ‘check’
— Zero balance.
Imperial presidential monopoly on communications.
When the president monopolizes nominations, the president simply monopolizes. That’s nothing but tyranny, short and simple.