Comments on: FCC investigates Comcast…and Congress investigates the FCC http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/ Think - it ain't illegal yet... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 3reddogs http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-11645 3reddogs Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:57:09 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-11645 It's about time Congressional Democrats took a page out of the Republicans' book. Nothing like a little healthy retaliation against Martin for deciding to ignore their strong recommendation that restrictions on media ownership be left intact. Who knows, maybe Martin will think twice before he ignores the best interests of the consumer in favor of the best interests of the telecom companies again. Better yet, maybe he's got so much to hide that he'll join the long list of Bush appointees who have resigned rather than face scrutiny. It’s about time Congressional Democrats took a page out of the Republicans’ book. Nothing like a little healthy retaliation against Martin for deciding to ignore their strong recommendation that restrictions on media ownership be left intact. Who knows, maybe Martin will think twice before he ignores the best interests of the consumer in favor of the best interests of the telecom companies again. Better yet, maybe he’s got so much to hide that he’ll join the long list of Bush appointees who have resigned rather than face scrutiny.

]]> By: dweb http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/comment-page-1/#comment-11626 dweb Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:00:28 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/09/fcc-investigates-comcastand-congress-investigates-the-fcc/#comment-11626 Never happen....I could fill a book with the number of issues this Congress has steadfastly ignored as far as taking any real action...not the least of them sternly warning Martin not to pass the recent regulatory changes allowing more media consolidation. Martin did it anyway because he knew Congress has a total track record of doing nothing. Look, they have watched the administration take away Senate privilege as regards home-state US Attorney appointments, they have ordered Harriet Meirs and Josh Bolton to appear before them to testify and been rebuffed, they have watched "presidential signing statements" being crafted out of thin air as a justification to ignore any Congressional action the president doesn't agree with, torture, loss of habeas corpus, wiretapping, internet data mining, bank records mining, rendition.....massive violations of the law and ethics......and name me ONE thing they have done about ANY of them and many more. If you think they are somehow going to start turning over FCC rocks and doing something about the creepy crawly stuff they would find underneath....just totally forget it. It is not going to happen...today, tomorrow or ever. NEVER Never happen….I could fill a book with the number of issues this Congress has steadfastly ignored as far as taking any real action…not the least of them sternly warning Martin not to pass the recent regulatory changes allowing more media consolidation. Martin did it anyway because he knew Congress has a total track record of doing nothing. Look, they have watched the administration take away Senate privilege as regards home-state US Attorney appointments, they have ordered Harriet Meirs and Josh Bolton to appear before them to testify and been rebuffed, they have watched “presidential signing statements” being crafted out of thin air as a justification to ignore any Congressional action the president doesn’t agree with, torture, loss of habeas corpus, wiretapping, internet data mining, bank records mining, rendition…..massive violations of the law and ethics……and name me ONE thing they have done about ANY of them and many more.

If you think they are somehow going to start turning over FCC rocks and doing something about the creepy crawly stuff they would find underneath….just totally forget it. It is not going to happen…today, tomorrow or ever. NEVER

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