To: pissant
From the FCC web site:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. There is no reference anywhere in the FCC charter that mentions the Internet. Looks like they have assumed a responsibility they have no charter for.
5 posted on
09/21/2009 2:42:29 PM PDT by
Ben Mugged
(Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
To: Ben Mugged
I see it as a way to broaden the scope of the FCC by using a non-controversial issue.
To: Ben Mugged
The Internet is just a form of transmission over the communications networks that the FCC does have jurisdiction over
8 posted on
09/21/2009 2:51:36 PM PDT by
tophat9000
(Obama plans to fix America like he fixed his dog)
To: Ben Mugged
assuming the FDR New Deal, which established the FCC, was constitutional in the first place...
9 posted on
09/21/2009 2:57:18 PM PDT by
ari-freedom
(Fiscal conservatism without social conservatism is dead.)
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