Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
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Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
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Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#2This guy will just say anything, won’t he? I already knew he wasn’t a constitutional scholar, but this is rich even coming from a shill with as little self respect as Pai.
The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set regulatory policy in this area. For if individual states like California regulate the Internet, this will directly impact citizens in other states.
What?! I can’t even begin to express how infuriating this is, the sheer hypocrisy and wanton dishonesty, from someone who is nominally in the position of protecting Americans’ interests. Forget the interstate commerce clause, forget Republican’s supposed respect for state’s rights, forget giving people a necessary service, let’s use a warped interpretation of the law as a hammer to empower crooked bureaucracy.
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#3How long before they use the commerce clause as an excuse to kill California's law?
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#4> "only the federal government can set regulatory policy in this area"
Regulatory policy that apparently he wants to set - but specifically gave that ability to the FTC.
Seems like he wants to have his cake and eat it too? Am I misunderstanding this?
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#5This guy will just say anything, won’t he? I already knew he wasn’t a constitutional scholar, but this is rich even coming from a shill with as little self respect as Pai. The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set reg…
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Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#6This guy will just say anything, won’t he? I already knew he wasn’t a constitutional scholar, but this is rich even coming from a shill with as little self respect as Pai. The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set reg…
> The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set regulatory policy in this area. For if individual states like California regulate the Internet, this will directly impact citizens in other states.
This line of argument fails the smell test; California (and other states) regulates phone networks, including long distance calling from within its borders, and the FCC doesn't whine about that.
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#7This guy will just say anything, won’t he? I already knew he wasn’t a constitutional scholar, but this is rich even coming from a shill with as little self respect as Pai. The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set reg…
This fight is pot vs kettle.
CA doesn't think twice about making laws that contradict federal laws or are in direct violation of the constitution.
Pai is, charitably speaking, in the pocket of industry.
I think CA is within its rights this time around and wins this one fair and square though despite not having an awesome coffee mug.
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#8I've said it in the past, but I'm going to repeat myself: if anyone is willing to defend Pai's actions, would you like to do a friendly bet (proceeds to to a GiveWell charity) that as soon as he is legally allowed too he will be given a sinecure at Verizon/Comcast or an RNC friendly lobby shop?
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#9This guy will just say anything, won’t he? I already knew he wasn’t a constitutional scholar, but this is rich even coming from a shill with as little self respect as Pai. The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set reg…
> The broader problem is that California's micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country. After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn't recognize state lines. It follows that only the federal government can set regulatory policy in this area. For if individual states like California regulate the Internet, this will directly impact citizens in other states. This line of argument fai…
It also fails the smell test because Internet traffic doesn't recognize international lines, yet he's claiming the federal government has regulatory powers over the Internet.
Re: Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
#10Of course he does.
There would not be such a fight if Ajit were to actually regulate in the public interest.
I see someone already made the comment, "didn't he give all that to the FTC?"
Indeed.