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House Votes To Overturn FCC On Net Neutrality
suraj.sun writes with this quote from CNet:
"House Republicans voted unanimously today to block controversial Net neutrality regulations from taking effect, a move that is likely to invite a confrontation with President Obama. By a vote of 241 to 178, the House of Representatives adopted a one-page resolution that says, simply, the regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on December 21 'shall have no force or effect.' 'Congress did not authorize the FCC to regulate in this area,' Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.), said during this morning's floor debate. 'We must reject any rules that it promulgates in this area... It is Congress' responsibility to delegate that authority.'"
> So Congress has now taken over the role of Courts, too.
No need, the courts already told the FCC they didn't have the authority to do this. Obama has gone rogue and intends to do this heedless of the cost. This is fast approaching Constitutional Crisis time.
Democrat delenda est
The House Republicans kept none of their campaign promises, really.
Yet. Unlike Barrack Hussein Obama and the rest of the Dems, they're at least ATTEMPTING to. (So, how goes closing Guantanamo? Or leaving Iraq and Afghanistan? Oh, looks like you guys started another war. One that, unlike the ones Bush started, is solely about oil without even a hint of fighting terrorism. Which would be hilarious, if you ignore the, you know, death and destruction, let alone the cost to the American people.)
Unfortunately, the Democrats have decided to obstruct the clear will of the people in this matter. If any of them really served the American people, they'd be helping get rid of the job-killing healthcare bill. Their constituents sent a clear message: get rid of it.
Sadly, they'd rather give kickbacks to their friends in the healthcare industry, and are refusing to do so.
It's sad, but expected, and I'm pretty sure the Republican base knows they'll have to wait until 2013 to actually get anything accomplished.
Yeah, and if you want to play the blame game, Democrats promised to represent the people! Look how that's going.
How can you say "Republicans kept none of their campaign promises" when it's a block of stalwart Democrats refusing to take action on a bill passed by the House 40 days ago, or a President who believes his ideas so strongly that he's blind to the fact that his party didn't even READ most of the legislation (yes, I mean Obamacare) and the public doesn't seem to be happy about it one bit? That's like saying "the weatherman promised me a good chance of enjoying my afternoon" and then blaming him because you had ants in your picnic basket.
I certainly hope people wake the hell up for the 2012 election and vote 3rd party instead of "Well, this one sucks, but doesn't suck as much as that one". If EVERYONE votes for who they believe in rather than "it's either Democrat or Republican or I'm just throwing my vote away" we can change this country to something the PEOPLE control again.