http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2007/04/29/dingell-says-fcc-overstepping-its-authority/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2007/04/29/dingell-says-fcc-overstepping-its-authority/#comment-13109 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:30:08 +0000 http://www.ustvmedia.org/media-and-democracy/2007/04/29/dingell-says-fcc-overstepping-its-authority/#comment-13109 [...] But then there’s the other FCC, the one that sounds a whole lot like an uninformed yokel, who arbitrarily fines DJ’s, declares that the word “Dick” better mean “Richard”, and generally acts like a bully only barely overshadowed by Homeland Security (but at least those guys are trying to take actions with the intent to save lives).  On almost a daily basis, I see through my variety of feeds and newsletters articles discussing how the FCC is playing in territory that should clearly be outside their “turf”.  Two recent examples: Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who heads the House Commerce Committee, said at an occasionally rancorous subcommittee meeting Wednesday that “the FCC is not a legislative body - that role resides here in this room with the people’s elected representatives.” - source [...] […] But then there’s the other FCC, the one that sounds a whole lot like an uninformed yokel, who arbitrarily fines DJ’s, declares that the word “Dick” better mean “Richard”, and generally acts like a bully only barely overshadowed by Homeland Security (but at least those guys are trying to take actions with the intent to save lives).  On almost a daily basis, I see through my variety of feeds and newsletters articles discussing how the FCC is playing in territory that should clearly be outside their “turf”.  Two recent examples: Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who heads the House Commerce Committee, said at an occasionally rancorous subcommittee meeting Wednesday that “the FCC is not a legislative body - that role resides here in this room with the people’s elected representatives.” - source […]

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