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> Because the Senate is a thing, and a very dysfunctional one at that. Tom Wheeler was confirmed with without a filibuster-proof Democratic majority. I don't
by tivert 3y ago
> Because the Senate is a thing, and a very dysfunctional one at that.
Tom Wheeler was confirmed with without a filibuster-proof Democratic majority. I don't think the reason is "the Senate sucks."
It seems to me that the Biden administration initially nominated someone who wouldn't get confirmed, but the FCC is such a low priority for them so they didn't course correct for years.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Tom Wheeler was confirmed with without a filibuster-proof Democratic majority. I don't think the reason is "the Senate sucks." Tom Wheeler was confirmed in 2013; the degree and nature of dysfunction in the Senate has changed since the first year of Obama’s first (edit: second, duh) term.
- jshier 3y agoWheeler was also a former small ISP CEO, so everyone assumed he'd be in big telco's pockets. That he turned into the main driver of full net neutrality was shocking.