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Why the FCC Will Probably Ignore the Public On Network Neutrality
walterbyrd writes The rulemaking process does not function like a popular democracy. In other words, you can't expect that the comment you submit opposing a particular regulation will function like a vote. Rulemaking is more akin to a court proceeding. Changes require systematic, reliable evidence, not emotional expressions . . . In the wake of more than 3 million comments in the present open Internet proceeding-which at first blush appear overwhelmingly in favor of network neutrality-the current Commission is poised to make history in two ways: its decision on net neutrality, and its acknowledgment of public perspectives. It can continue to shrink the comments of ordinary Americans to a summary count and thank-you for their participation. Or, it can opt for a different path.
I think this directly all goes back to just after the second world war, (and indirectly back an awful lot further) - when the people behind the throne in the US took one look at the Soviet Russia, (and what Stalin got away with), and thought 'hell yes, that's exactly what we want, now how to go about actually getting it?' Given the history of everyone involved in the last US government, aswell as those behind them all, that's the only conclusion I can come to - that your country is becoming what it despises, through deliberate action of those behind the scenes.