alt Hacker NewsWhat I find most concerning is that this isn't a bill or law. Unelected government officials at the FCC can apparently just decide to do this.
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forshaper • today at 8:07 PM
It's been this way at least since the Administrative Procedure Act. Solidified later with Chevron. Chevron is struck down, but in effect not too much has changed.
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ChoGGi • today at 7:59 PM
You want to have to vote for every single decision maker in the government?
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IAmBroom • today at 6:40 PM
Yes, that is the way federal agencies work. Details of complex systems are decided by (hopefully apolitical, public-good-oriented) specialists in the field of interest.
One alternative is that Trump can do it at will. Or, to add a few more steps, Trump can fire the FCC head at will, replace him with a lackey, and then do it at will.
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They badly need to be checked and/or balanced.