4 ms·
great, what are the odds they reverse the reversal next year in a hypothetical new administration?
by andy_xor_andrew 2y ago
great, what are the odds they reverse the reversal next year in a hypothetical new administration?
- anderber 2y agoI'd say 50/50
- tootie 2y agoBy "they" you mean voters. This policy isn't top priority for very many voters, but the battle lines on this are clear. Trump will overturn (he already did once). Biden will protect it. A vote for Trump is a vote to overturn.
- qingcharles 2y agoObama set the FCC on a course to lower jail and prison phone call prices (which is understood to decrease recidivism by keeping prisoners in contact with their support systems). Trump came in and replaced the FCC head with this guy: https://nypost.com/2017/08/10/fcc-chairman-under-fire-for-conflict-of-interest-in-sale-of-prison-phone-company/ https://nypost.com/2017/08/10/fcc-chairman-under-fire-for-co...
- paulddraper 2y agoIf there is a new administration, close to 100%.
- devindotcom 2y agoyep imo it's dead in that case: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/net-neutrality-wont-survive-a-trump-presidency/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/net-neutrality-wont-surviv...
- kelnos 2y agoFortunately this won't be the end of the world, as quite a few states and localities now have net neutrality laws of their own, which would presumably go back into effect if it were deregulated at the federal level again. Of course, the FCC could presumably create a rule that explicitly allows ISPs to do non-neutral shenanigans, and then the DoJ could start suing states, saying the federal rule preempts them. Not sure how that would pan out, though I'm sure the current composition of SCOTUS would be fine backing the FCC in this case, if the challenges got that far.
- Nemo_bis 2y agoDepends on who controls the US Senate, presumably!