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FCC Chairman Pai celebrates Congress failing to bring back net neutrality
As one Congress ends and another begins, many are looking forward to a rebalancing of power — especially in the House of Representatives, which Democrats handily retook in November. But FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is more pleased with what the House failed to do — namely, roll back his repeal of net neutrality rules.
To be fair, he does have reason to celebrate; no one likes to see their work undone. But a statement issued today tells a very selective message about congressional opposition to his master plan.
"I'm pleased that a strong bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives declined to reinstate heavy-handed Internet regulation," Pai said. The "heavy-handed" remark is the usual boilerplate in reference to 2015's rules, which used what the current FCC calls "depression-era" regulations to exert control over internet providers. That aspersion doesn't really make sense, as I've noted before.
And the "strong bipartisan majority" bears a bit of explanation as well. Indeed, the Democrats fell about 30 short of the votes they needed to put the Congressional Review Act into effect and undo the FCC's order. But that was only after the Senate, by a similar "strong bipartisan majority," as Pai would no doubt put it, voted for the rollback. No mention of that in his statement.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday January 04 2019, @04:32AM (4 children)
Of course, nothing is going to happen. The sheep will continue to take whatever the telecoms and Ajit Pai tell them to take.
Well fuck... I didn't know it was that hopeless. Last one out turn off the lights then...
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @02:32PM (3 children)
Well fuck... I didn't know it was that hopeless. Last one out turn off the lights then...
It's not quite that hopeless yet, but we're getting close. If the democrats can't mount a decent check and balance on these rightwing thugs, it will soon be that hopeless.
But don't worry about the lights. They'll be out long before we are. We'll linger, in various stages of starvation, for a few months after things fall apart, unless something more dramatic cuts our suffering short.
There is no happy end to this story.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday January 04 2019, @06:07PM (2 children)
If you're depending on the democrats, then it is indeed hopeless. To make even the smallest dent, the GOP/DNC has to be voted out completely.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday January 04 2019, @06:48PM (1 child)
If you're depending on the democrats, then it is indeed hopeless.
More false equivalence bullshit.
Democrats ALREADY implemented Net Neutrality in 2016. It was repealed by Republicans.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday January 04 2019, @07:20PM
Bullshit. They didn't legislate it. It was an executive order made with the full knowledge the next guy would nullify it. Man, you are really hooked. You refuse to acknowledge the teamwork these people engage in. You all need to make up your own MAGA hat, you act identically in every way.
You know, your party just put in the very same people that sold you up the river ten years ago and cost 63 seats the following election. You're gonna tell me it will be different this time? Pull the other one, man. The tired old definition of insanity applies better than ever.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..