[89990] in Cypherpunks
Re: (Fwd) Victory For Microbroadcasting!!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Schear)
Fri Nov 14 02:53:01 1997
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.971114014118.17808G-100000@king>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 23:27:32 -0800
To: Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
From: Steve Schear <schear@lvdi.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Reply-To: Steve Schear <schear@lvdi.net>
>On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Steve Schear wrote:
>
>> Kuddos!
>
>Actually, I've got a bad feeling about this. (cliche, but it fits) Out
>of *all* the government agencies, the least screwed up has got to be the
>FCC. If we're going to eliminate agencies, this isn't the place to start.
Was my "commerce clause" argument essentially the same as Stephen's?
>
>Yes, I've been an Amateur Radio op for 10 years now. From what I've seen,
>the FCC does it's best to keep things from getting totally screwed up.
>Can't say that about some others (hmm.. any of the ones with guns, would
>the the "others")
The states are certainly ill equiped to handle the FCC's role, but ignoring=
the Constitution because it's inconvenient is the slippery slope we've been=
on since Federal power was "illegally" expanded and the principle of=
judicial review was established in 1803 in the famous case of Marbury v.=
Madison. Since then, any excuse the President and Congress can come up=
with is sufficient to create a new agency and expanded authority. =
Completely circumventing Constitutional intent.
The demise a needed Federal agency is but a small price to pay for puttling=
right the apple cart. Besides, Congress can always call for an ammendment=
and if the people (through their state leglislature) agree re-instate FCC=
authority through proper means.
--Steve
