Reports Suggest (Obama's) FCC Poised to Regulate Internet

NewsMax ^ | 08 Oct 2014 | John Gizzi

[xzins]

Don’t be fooled. This isn’t really about ‘tax’ money from sales. It’s about the ruling elite wanting to shut up voices like FREE REPUBLIC by imposing some kind of ‘fairness doctrine’ that used to supposedly give equal voice to all sides during the days of Cronkites unfettered liberal indoctrination of the USA.

They will pivot from tax to speech control in such a short time it will make nanosecond cry for mercy.

[Viennacon]

Then FR will move servers overseas.

[Red Badger]

If you like your internet, you can keep your internet..........

[Usagi_yo]

“all the more ominous is that it might become law through rulings by the Federal Communications Commission rather than a vote of elected representatives in Congress.”

That’s called regulatory authority.

[sakic]

The FCC should not even exist.

[Crazieman]

95% of the FedGov shouldn’t even exist.

[xzins]

I agree.

Anyone who wants to start a paper, a broadcast, a website, etc., should be able under the 1st amendment to do exactly that.

there might be initial chaos on some bandwidths, but the free market will sort it out

[Don Corleone]

What makes the specter of Internet regulation (or "net neutrality," as its proponents prefer to call it) all the more ominous is that it might become law through rulings by the Federal Communications Commission rather than a vote of elected representatives in Congress.

For the last several generations the congress has abrogated its constitutional duties to make the laws by turning the 'dirty work' over to bureaucrats. Then the courts take these "Rules" and carve them in stone as laws. IOW the congress for all its pomp and bluster is worthless and nothing but an expensive appendage with free parking in the District of Columbia.

[RIghtwardHo]

Well, it depends on the nature of the regulation.

“Fast lanes” should be regulated out. What, you think this site would survive that? Corporations should not be able to pick and choose. Trust me, they won’t pick us.

As I say, the problem isn’t Government, the problem is that it isn’t a Conservative government.

[Know et al]

If fairness was the issue MSM would already be shut down. It's all about shutting down conservative viewpoints.

[xzins]

I didn’t follow your first 2 lines. Could you expand on them? I’m slow this morning...probably need another dose of caffeine. (Honest request. This is not a gotcha kind of thing. I don’t do that.)

[xzins]

Excellent post!

BTT

[Izzy Dunne]

Then FR will move servers overseas.

You think a silly thing like "borders" will stop them?

Think again:

US says it can hack into foreign-based servers without warrants

[no-to-illegals]

Soon there will be no hiding in yesterday ... because yesterday will be gone. The elites want this more than anything else and will eventually, if not sooner, to regulate Free Speech and Free Republic. The elites fear the Truth, as all here know. Don’t know when it will happen but is no longer a question of ‘if’. Kudos to all trying to get the truth out there from here at Free Republic! Special Kudos to Jim!

[Izzy Dunne]

“fast lanes” is a slang term for a proposed two-tier internet - companies (think NetFlix, Amazon, etc.) could pay extra for faster speeds. Of course, it’s not really faster until they move the “slowpokes” out of the way, so they would throttle some folks (FR included, no doubt) to make room for the big boys.

[xzins]

thanks, izzy. makes sense now

[I am Richard Brandon]

"95% of the FedGov shouldn’t even exist."

You got that right!

[Buckeye McFrog]

The FCC should not even exist.

Or it should go back to worrying about 16-year olds building pirate radio stations.

[VanDeKoik]

But, but we have to have Net Neutrality or else ISPs will charge you to access FR!!!