Powell to Resign from the FCC
 

FCC Chairman Powell Set to Resign
:) :cheers:

Best news I've heard in a while.

I'll reserve any cheering and dancing until I hear of Mr. Bush's choice of replacement.

I don't know what difference this makes. As long as the FCC exists, it's going to encroach on our lives. I'll start the party once someone decides to completely eliminate this particular morsel of government excess.

The FCC is one agency where who's at the helm makes a large difference. It's run with little to no oversight, so whoever's in charge has a LOT of leeway. Powell was using that leeway to its fullest.

True. I'm hoping it's not going to be Ashcroft or someone like that. He could do that, could he?
I agree totally. Can we say 'censorship'? In fact, I heard Powell called GD to complain about your username. :D
So true. How can there be no checks and balances with this group? I don't understand.

So I'm not the only one that thinks of the SouthPark movie when I see that username. :D

Which is precisely why it should not exist in the first place. No single person needs that much power over our lives.

Powell gets props from me for at least attempting a bit of deregulation in the face of First Amendment-skirting media ownership rules.

What Dick said! The FCC is a travesty and should not exist.

So any corporation should be able to control as much of the broadcast airwaves as they can buy?

I, of course, disagree.