Posted on 11/16/2023 12:39:58 PM PST by Aquamarine
The FCC voted today on a plan that gives the Federal government full control over the Internet. The plan passed by a 3-2 margin. A press release posted immediately after the meeting stated, in part, “Under the new rules, the Commission can investigate possible instances of discrimination of broadband access, work with companies to solve problems, facilitate mediation, and, when necessary, penalize companies for violating the rules. The FCC will review consumer complaints of digital discrimination of access through an improved consumer complaint portal and staff will meet monthly to assess trends in complaint patterns. Finally, the Commission adopted model policies and best practices that will support states, local and Tribal governments in their efforts to combat digital discrimination.”
The decision means that the Biden Administration is well on its way to implementing the plan that FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said “…reads like a planning document drawn up in the faculty lounge of a university’s Soviet Studies Department.” Commissioner Carr sent out his letter of dissent last week to warn the public about this “unlawful power grab” that “chooses central planning over free market capitalism.”
The plan is marketed as though it will prevent digital discrimination and a way to ensure equal access to broadband internet in the United States. While equal access is a component of liberty and freedom, this plan gives sweeping access and regulatory control over all aspects of the Internet business. According to the plan document, the FCC would have the power to regulate the following aspects as it relates to each Internet Service Provider:
(Excerpt) Read more at thehighwire.com ...
If feral government bureaucrats can create laws by diktat, why do we need Congress?
Speech suppression. Typical of those seeking absolute power.
Do we make it past 4 of July 2024?
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Well the 1st Amendment says not even congress can interfere with FREE SPEECH!!!
(Just in time for 2024.)
Woohoo!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Daniel 7:23
King James Version
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%207%3A23&version=KJV
Daniel 7:7-10
King James Version
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A7-10&version=KJV
How do they just vote themselves this power?
>It’s time for another American Revolution
Sure, you can fire the first shot
well since the vast major of the internet is run by libs, then I guess start sending in those complaints boys and girls….
“How do they just vote themselves this power?”
Because,like everything else this administration does, they know it’s unconstitutional, but they also know they can implement it, and it’ll be tied up in court forever before it’s stopped.
?why do we need Congress?
To maintain the illusion of a republic.
The FCC voted today on a plan that gives the Federal
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government full control over the Internet.
Wink
Or their favorite word: “Bringing equity to the net”.
“There’s too many conservative websites! It’s not equitable, therefore Freerepublic is banned”
"THE FCC JUST VOTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE INTERNET"
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
FCC has been added to the list of post-FDR era, politically correct but unconstitutional federal government regulators (read: stolen state powers) imo.
"Article I, Section 1: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives [and non-popularly-elected bureaucrats running Federal Reserve, IRS, EPA, BLM, FDA, NIH, CDC, FWS, DHS, DOL, USDA, FCC, etc.]"
The FCC is just another example of post-17th Amendment ratification career federal lawmakers protecting their voting records by letting a constitutionally undefined federal regulatory agency run by non-popularly elected bureaucrats get away with stealing state powers to dictate unconstitutional federal government policies.
More specifically, given that Internet businesses are based on contracts, not commerce (correction welcome), the post-Civil War Supreme Court had clarified in Paul v. Virginia that contracts are not commerce, the federal government therefore having no Commerce Clause power (1.8.3) to regulate contracts.
”4. The issuing of a policy of insurance is not a transaction of commerce within the meaning of the latter of the two clauses, even though the parties be domiciled in different States, but is a simple contract [emphases added] of indemnity against loss.” —Paul v. Virginia, 1869.
"From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added]." —United States v. Butler, 1936.
Time to defund the FCC.
Has everyone had enough commie nonsense yet?
“The FCC voted today on a plan that gives the Federal government full control over the Internet.”
I’m sure this amused the people at the NSA who’ve had control of our phones and internet for decades now.
I guess using the FBI, IRS and DOJ against conservative Americans wasn't enough. Maybe 51 'intelligence' thugs can sign a letter saying 'shutting down conservative speech is necessary for our nation's security'... (meaning the security of white liberal elite power freaks)
bttt
Interesting
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