GAO Report Slams FCC

eldavojohn writes "The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has made a report available today that was requested a year ago by a Democratic senator that finds the Federal Communications Commissions has been favoring lobbyists a little too much. 'The report says that some people at the commission warn lobbyists when a particular issue is about to come up for a vote. Typically, the commission chairman circulates an item for vote three weeks before a meeting. Under the rules of the FCC, meeting agendas are published one week before a vote is scheduled. Once the agenda is published lobbying is banned. The report says that the two-week window allows lobbyist plenty of time to "maximize their impact."'"

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I don't see the problem...

[Smordnys s'regrepsA]

...as long as the FCC is staffed with smart, intelligent individuals, why shouldn't they have a chance to hear everyone's opinion before they meet to discuss the topic. The extra time is useful for those who want to study the arguments and opinions of the lobbyists, and check the facts and logic behind them. Because... it doesn't matter WHO says it, if it turns out to be true.