It’s Official – The FCC Will Vote to Take Over the Internet in December

[Thor]

It’s Official – The FCC Will Vote to Take Over the Internet in December
by Seton Motley



Just this past Friday, we warned you that a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) December Internet power grab was probably coming.

Well, we now know that it is – and it may be even worse than we thought.

Details have been sketchy, and successive reports often contradictory, but what follows is what seems to be looming over us in December.  (We will know for sure on Wednesday, November 24 – if the FCC maintains its current December 15 meeting date.)

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski appears to be preparing to dramatically increase the FCC’s regulatory role over the Internet (in TWO ways; more on that later).

He is doing so without the necessary Congressional authority – which he himself acknowledges he doesn’t have.  And he is doing so by torturing and twisting the regulatory language he is drafting – so as to keep this extraordinary dictatorial seizure within the current Title I confines.

The latter is for The Chairman merely an optical effort.  If he can feign the appearance of remaining within Title I, he avoids Reclassification to Title II – against which many of us have long been rightly fighting.  He will then portray his fealty to Title I as testament to the alleged “moderation” of his (un)modest proposal.

This will be a totally bogus assertion, but he will make it – and the media will inparrot-esque fashion repeat it.  The Chairman should bring crackers to the press conference.

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[thundley4]

I guess that the bill to give Lord Zero authority to shut down the internet didn't fly, so his minions have to find other ways to silence the opposition.

[BlueStateSaint]

I guess that the bill to give Lord Zero authority to shut down the internet didn't fly, so his minions have to find other ways to silence the opposition.

Hopefully, the Republican-controlled House will defund the FCC, and keep them from doing this.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Much less simple to get such regs in place and effective than portrayed, would be immediately challenged in court, probably with a TRO putting the whole thing on hold until judicial review was completed...all kicking off just a month before the House changes hands.

Not that there isn't real reason for concern, but there's a lot of hyperbole and fearmongering in that. 

[Attero Dominatus]

When did I wake up in China?

I hope this gets shot down.

[cavegal]

so we lose this website ?     

[Attero Dominatus]

so we lose this website ?    

It would force service providers to toe to the government regulations, and if those regulations include imposing an internet 'fairness doctrine,' then political speech could be censored.

[cavegal]

It would force service providers to toe to the government regulations, and if those regulations include imposing an internet 'fairness doctrine,' then political speech could be censored.

They cannot ever have the truth. It gets in their way for total control.

[thundley4]

It would force service providers to toe to the government regulations, and if those regulations include imposing an internet 'fairness doctrine,' then political speech could be censored.

Liberals are allowed to sign up and post here, unlike DU.

[true_blood]

When did I wake up in China? I hope this gets shot down.

I know, right?! It seems like everyday, more and more. 
(I'll leave it at the before I go off on a rant. )

[Attero Dominatus]

I know, right?! It seems like everyday, more and more. 
(I'll leave it at the before I go off on a rant. )

I remember when the left accused Bush administration and pre-2006 congress of statism. Now they are silent when we are starting to see the real thing under the progressives. **** them

[thundley4]

I remember when the left accused Bush administration and pre-2006 congress of statism. Now they are silent when we are starting to see the real thing under the progressives. **** them

Obama is doing everything the left Accused President Bush of, and more, but they are just acting like sheeple led to the slaughter.

[Airwolf]

If  this did come to pass I can't see it standing up to a lawsuit all the way to SCOTUS

[rich_t]

Man oh man....

That ain't good.  But I can't say I'm surprised that they will attempt it.

[true_blood]

Obama is doing everything the left Accused President Bush of, and more, but they are just acting like sheeple led to the slaughter.

I keep writing that in my posts. DUmmies must be careful for what they ask the zero for. They are getting all that and more. And yet, they slumber on like zombies.

[formerlurker]

Details have been sketchy, and successive reports often contradictory, but what follows is what seems to be looming over us in December.

WTF??? 

[thundley4]

I keep writing that in my posts. DUmmies must be careful for what they ask the zero for. They are getting all that and more. And yet, they slumber on like zombies.

Which is one reason I was against some of President's Bush policies. The DUmmies should be doubly worried about how far they let Obama go,  because the next conservative may not treat them as nicely as President Bush did.

[true_blood]

Which is one reason I was against some of President's Bush policies. The DUmmies should be doubly worried about how far they let Obama go,  because the next conservative may not treat them as nicely as President Bush did.

Exactly. We need a TRUE conservative to really turn this ship around.

[Attero Dominatus]

Exactly. We need a TRUE conservative to really turn this ship around.

[JLO]

Obama is doing everything the left Accused President Bush of, and more, but they are just acting like sheeple led to the slaughter.

Exactly!   That's why they're the Dummies.   

[micmac]

It makes me nervous when I hear stuff like this. 

[Ptarmigan]

This is stuff that was prophesied in the Bible.

[Thor]

This is stuff that was prophesied in the Bible.

The internet was prophesied in the Bible??

[NHSparky]

The internet was prophesied in the Bible??

"The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

"Forget it, he's rolling."

[Ptarmigan]

The internet was prophesied in the Bible??

The notion that aspect of society is being controlled.