Posted on 01/15/2009 5:11:51 PM PST by markomalley
Kevin Martin, a Republican who chaired the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for four years, said on Thursday he would be leaving the agency when the new administration takes over.
Martin will become a fellow at the Aspen Institute in Washington, a conservative think tank. His departure is effective Tuesday, the day U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in.
His exit will leave the normally five-member commission with one Republican and two Democrats for a time as lawmakers face a long list of new appointments to confirm.
Obama is expected to name technology executive Julius Genachowski, a former FCC staffer, to the top FCC spot, Democratic sources have confirmed.
Martin could have stayed on as a regular member of the FCC but the chairman has much more power than other commissioners, setting the agenda and controlling a large staff.
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...
If this is restored, the Supreme Court must overturn it since it violates free speach.
"Mr. Genachowski, 46, was a major fund-raiser for the Obama campaign who also played a leading role in the campaign’s highly successful online strategy. He remains very close to Mr. Obama—both men went to Columbia College and Harvard Law School and the two served together on the Harvard Law Review. They also were basketball buddies."
Just like they did with McCain/Feingold, right?
Be prepared to get your talk radio by shortwave and satellite radio from overseas broadcast over the Obama curtain.
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