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> the Telecommunications Act signed by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996, which 72% of the public didn’t even know about and no one voted on. A law passed by
by hammock 5y ago
> the Telecommunications Act signed by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996, which 72% of the public didn’t even know about and no one voted on.
A law passed by Congress but no one voted on it? Huh?
- hermannj314 5y agohttps://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/652/all-actions https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/652... It appears to have been voted on. Also it took almost a year from draft to law, so I dont know how anyone can say it wasn't known about either.
- kortex 5y agoThe most cheritable interpretation I have is they meant no one directly voted on it, which like, is not how most of lawmaking in the US works.
- tekknik 5y agoWhich still doesn’t change that most of the public didn’t know about it. It makes it look conspiratorial. Could they have not made it more known? “Hey we’re implementing a law that’s gonna concentrate power!!!!!” Perhaps it’s time we use these fancy phones and replace Washington DC and instead we all vote on everything?