http://www.isp-planet.com/news/2002/fcc_020315.html
any comments on this WRT Tauzin-Dingleberry?
Steve Sobol wrote:
http://www.isp-planet.com/news/2002/fcc_020315.html
any comments on this WRT Tauzin-Dingleberry?
Yes. This affects only cable, but as the news article notes, next up is
phone lines.
This was a response to the possibility that Tauzin-Dingell might not
pass the Senate. It's a nasty end-around the normal legal process.
Just another example of the Administration turning to despotism in its
fight with Congress.
Congress can overturn the "rule", but like everything else, that
requires a vote. Since there is probably enough support in leadership
to block the vote, this will probably be let stand by Congress.
(Remember, the Republican leadership blocked having a vote on
Campaign Finance Reform, and the supporters had to sign a "discharge
petition" showing they had a majority of votes to pass it. That's
really rare, and it took 6 months.)
The only thing left will be the courts.
Again with the political rants?
I'll give it a bit of leeway on technical discussions, but when it turns
into rants about political parties and/or candidates, I don't wanna hear
it (on this list), and I really don't think anyone else does either.
Worship your religion and/or politics all you want, but please don't tell
me how to choose mine.
Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
>
> (Remember, the Republican leadership blocked having a vote on Campaign
> Finance Reform, and the supporters had to sign a "discharge petition"
> showing they had a majority of votes to pass it. That's really rare,
> and it took 6 months.)Again with the political rants?
This was given as an exemplar to the discussion explaining the process
for passing laws in the US Congress, in particular the leadership power
to block votes from occurring, using a recent event.
Usually, the word "rant" would describe something not based on fact,
but instead personal opinion.
Are you saying this is not factual?
Don't you read the newspaper?
How about verified the actual Congressional Record?
I'll give it a bit of leeway on technical discussions, but when it turns
into rants about political parties and/or candidates, I don't wanna hear
it (on this list), and I really don't think anyone else does either.
Ah, so the basis of the objection is the mention of the actual name of a
political party in the current leadership?
I would have thought a gerbil was merely somebody in a cage. You may
need to change your vanity domain to "e-ostrich" -- for having your head
in the sand.
ObNitPicking: Ostriches do not actually stick their heads in sand.
ObHumour: Sign in zoo: "Please, try not to startle the ostrich - the
floor is concrete".
--vadim