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We're all aware that this is an action being taken by the executive branch, not the legislative. However, Executive departments rely on the legislative branch t

We're all aware that this is an action being taken by the executive branch, not the legislative. However, Executive departments rely on the legislative branch to get relevant legislation passed, to confirm appointees, and for other forms of support for their actions. Administrative departments generally try to avoid angering the relevant standing committees that regulate them. The website for the US Senate subcomittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet is here https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/communicationstechnologyandtheinternet https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/communicati... There appear to be two relevant subcommittees of the US House of Representatives: https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittee/communications-and-technology/ https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittee/communications... and https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittee/digital-commerce-and-consumer-protection/ https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittee/digital-commer... From the looks of the twitter iframes* on both house subcomittee pages, the FCC has significant legislative support for these rules changes.

awinder 9y ago
That’s really not true, there was a bipartisan push to pull this power away from the FCC specifically because members of both parties saw net neutrality becoming a political football. And that the regulatory uncertainty of back-and-forth, regulation and deregulation, on a 4 year basis, was going to ultimately be more damaging than going one way or the other. http://thehill.com/policy/technology/341605-senate-republican-we-need-bipartisan-net-neutrality-legislation http://thehill.com/policy/technology/341605-senate-republica... Which died primarily due to inaction caused by the republican members of Congress chasing long shot bills and wasting productive time for unproductive time.
- libertyEQ 9y ago
  This is a great point. Congress is abdicating its responsibility to enact proper legislation and allowing this issue to be decided by the whims of whatever the executive branch wants (which is subject to change every 4 years). We need certainty with regards to this issue, and this is not the only example of congress abdicating its responsibilities (war, healthcare, immigration, etc.).

awinder 9y ago

That’s really not true, there was a bipartisan push to pull this power away from the FCC specifically because members of both parties saw net neutrality becoming a political football. And that the regulatory uncertainty of back-and-forth, regulation and deregulation, on a 4 year basis, was going to ultimately be more damaging than going one way or the other. http://thehill.com/policy/technology/341605-senate-republican-we-need-bipartisan-net-neutrality-legislation http://thehill.com/policy/technology/341605-senate-republica... Which died primarily due to inaction caused by the republican members of Congress chasing long shot bills and wasting productive time for unproductive time.

libertyEQ 9y ago
This is a great point. Congress is abdicating its responsibility to enact proper legislation and allowing this issue to be decided by the whims of whatever the executive branch wants (which is subject to change every 4 years). We need certainty with regards to this issue, and this is not the only example of congress abdicating its responsibilities (war, healthcare, immigration, etc.).