Saturday, December 16, 2017

Ajit Pai/ the FCC's Failure

It comes as an odd bit of news that the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission,  whose job it is to watch over all radio, TV, and now,  the Internet that that agency has handed over to commercial interests the absolute possession of the Internet.  It was decided long ago, that the air waves, radio and TV all belonged to the people of America.  The FCC would not own these, but would look after them and hold them in trust for the American people.

We did not know that true evil would come to -- not merely rest, but fully take up residence in the Halls of American Democracy.  We could not imagine it.  We might disagree with the point of view of this president or that politician but we always assumed that they were honorable men.  It would be a mistake to assume honor in such men as these, now.  They spit on such antiquated notions as honor.

If I were to spell it out, the Internet does not belong to the FCC, rather, the agency only holds the Internet in trust.  So when did the FCC acquire ownership!  Perhaps a fine legal point but not so fine that we are prevented from  firing the diminutive agency head, Agit Pai.  He has failed the American people in his job, which is to protect that which we own.

Why has nobody else come forward to destroy Agit Pai's wrong action.  Throw him the fuck out!  And all his ultra-conservative buddies at the same time.   

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