The Vail Spot: 3 Reasons The FCC Shouldn't "Touch" The Internets

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one provokes me with impunity

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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Article 1, Section 9, Constitution of the United States

If this is the law of the land...why in a republic (little r) and as republicans, do we allow mere POLITICIANS to the right to use a "title of office" for the rest of their lives as if it were de facto a patent of nobility. Because, as republicans, this should NOT be the case...just saying...

Saturday, June 19, 2010

3 Reasons The FCC Shouldn't "Touch" The Internets

The FCC is preparing to fundamentally change how the internet operates in this country. If Congress passes a bill currently under consideration, the FCC is on the verge of installing an "interrupt button" that will enable the President in "national emergency" situations to turn off the internet...just as is done in totalitarian countries like Iran, China, Saudia Arabia and Venezuelia...think about it...