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Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court To Wipe Out Decision Upholding Net Neutrality (hollywoodreporter.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the throw-out-the-window dept.

Repealing net neutrality wasn't enough for the Trump administration. Today, the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a 2016 appeal court ruling that had upheld Obama era net neutrality rules that barred ISPs from blocking, throttling, or prioritizing content. Reuters reports: The request was made even though the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to toss out the 2015 rules late last year, rendering the fight over their legality moot. In a filing to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration said the question for the court was "whether the now-superseded 2015 order was invalid because it exceeded the FCC's statutory authority, was arbitrary and capricious, was promulgated without adequate public notice, or violated the First Amendment."

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  1. So? by sexconker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In a filing to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration said the question for the court was "whether the now-superseded 2015 order was invalid because it exceeded the FCC's statutory authority, was arbitrary and capricious, was promulgated without adequate public notice, or violated the First Amendment."

    Sounds like they want clarification on how, exactly, the FCC fucked up so they can use that against them in the future.

    1. Re:So? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Sounds to me like they want to get a ruling to prevent the next liberal "rule by fiat"

      Say, did you know that Donald Trump has signed more executive orders in the first 20 months of his presidency that Barack Obama did in his first two years?

      If you don't like "rule by fiat", then you should really be uncomfortable with the degenerate Trump regime.

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    2. Re:So? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Many of the same people continue to be upset by it,

      They sure are quiet about their disapproval. Who are these mythological Republicans who are now uncomfortable with Trump's rule by fiat?

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    3. Re:So? by Crashmarik · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Sounds to me like they want to get a ruling to prevent the next liberal "rule by fiat"

      Say, did you know that Donald Trump has signed more executive orders in the first 20 months of his presidency that Barack Obama did in his first two years?

      If you don't like "rule by fiat", then you should really be uncomfortable with the degenerate Trump regime.

      Wow

      20 months vs 2 years ? Any reason you felt the need to change units there ? 20 months vs 24 makes it much easier to see the difference. Though it doesn't sound nearly as impressive.

      Gotta ask before you posted that did you do any checking about the nature of the EOs ? I mean just how many were undoing previous EOs ?

      Seems this would important to make the point you are trying to unless you are just looking to troll.

  2. USA. Now officially a dictatorship? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Germany here. This kind of ... well ... dictating, is when our government back then crossed the line into a dictatorship.
    Like with an event horizon, you aren't aware you crossed it, at the time of it happening. But later on, you realize that this was the point where you would have had to stop it or die trying.

    So please take care of yourselves over there. Especially the convenient scapegoat fringe groups. Don't believe what you are being told about "communists/socialists/democrats/republicans/libertarians/muslims/christians/jews".

    1. Re:USA. Now officially a dictatorship? by ClickOnThis · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This.

      Authoritarianism can work on anybody. Anybody. All it takes is the following:

      1. Make the population afraid, angry, or confused about something.
      2. Present yourself as the only way to solve the problem.

      Sound familiar?

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    2. Re:USA. Now officially a dictatorship? by _Sharp'r_ · · Score: 5, Informative

      They filed an appeal to an ongoing court cause which they are a party to. This is bog-standard lawyering.

      How does that have anything to do with dictatorship, or dictating anything?

      At most, the Supreme Court might decide to take the appeal and dictate an opinion to give their results.

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  3. Re:Democracy IS tyranny by Now15 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hence why a exceptionally good education system is necessary for a democracy to endure.

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