Well, it looks like the House Witch Hunt Committee has a little time on its hands:
And just in case you thought Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Comcast) wasn't being aggressive enough:
It seems chairman Wheeler and the FCC had the audacity to recommend classifying the Internet as a "public utility" under Title II of the Federal Communications Act of 1934, when everyone knows that the Internet should be the sole province of major telecoms. Just ask them.
Oh, and not only did President Obama abuse the powers of his office (Tyranny!!1!) by publicly supporting net neutrality, but the public overwhelmingly supports it, so you know it can't be good for the country.
One commentator echoed my thoughts exactly:
Via Balloon Juice.
Congressional Republicans are accusing the White House of having "an improper influence" over the Federal Communications Commission's decision on net neutrality, and are launching an investigation.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform wrote to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler today demanding documentation of all communication between FCC personnel and the White House, as well as calendar appointments, visitor logs, and meeting minutes related to meetings with the White House, and all internal documents discussing the views and recommendations of the White House.
And just in case you thought Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Comcast) wasn't being aggressive enough:
The committee's document request had several other components, including "all documents in the possession of FCC personnel working in the Office of Chairman Wheeler and the Office of General Counsel."
It seems chairman Wheeler and the FCC had the audacity to recommend classifying the Internet as a "public utility" under Title II of the Federal Communications Act of 1934, when everyone knows that the Internet should be the sole province of major telecoms. Just ask them.
Oh, and not only did President Obama abuse the powers of his office (Tyranny!!1!) by publicly supporting net neutrality, but the public overwhelmingly supports it, so you know it can't be good for the country.
One commentator echoed my thoughts exactly:
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I believe communications companies may have been having improper influence on this committee. I'd like to see their communications, meetings with company representatives, and any documents in their possession.
Via Balloon Juice.
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And here I was thinking that the end of Darrell Issa's serial stupidities might mean the Oversight Committee would return to what it's supposed to be doing -- making sure government does the best job possible with the taxes it spends. Chaffetz sounds like just another right-wing chest-puffer, though. Will American voters never learn?
Don't hold your breath -- there's two more years of Obama, and someone has to be manufacturing scandals -- they can't leave it all to Fox News.
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