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> You can't vote for the head of FCC. FCC commissioners are appointed by the president (who is elected) and confirmed by senators (who are also elected). The c
by jakelazaroff 10mo ago
> You can't vote for the head of FCC.
FCC commissioners are appointed by the president (who is elected) and confirmed by senators (who are also elected). The chair is then chosen from those commissioners by the president (who, again, is elected).
Saying you can't vote for the head of the FCC is like saying that you can't vote for the Secretary of State. Sure, you don't cast a ballot for them directly, but you do wield influence by electing leaders to represent your interests.
- anamax 10mo ago> Saying you can't vote for the head of the FCC is like saying that you can't vote for the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State serves at the pleasure of the president. You're arguing that FCC commissioners shouldn't.
- jakelazaroff 10mo agoWhere are you reading that in my comment?
- anamax 10mo agoMy inference was that you were suggesting that the "independent FCC commissioner" was just as subject to control by elected officials as the Secretary of State because both are appointed by elected officials. That's why I pointed out that the Secretary of State can be fired at whim by an elected official while the "independent FCC commissioner" can't. I apologize if my inference was incorrect.