Why Are Non-Elected Officials Making Laws?

By Semperpapa

Last week, the FCC voted 3-2 to approve a much greater involvement of the government in the regulation of the Internet. The vote, as expected, was cast on a party line, with the three Democrats in favor and the two Republicans opposed.

The agency chairman, Julius Genachowski, an Obama appointee and the obvious supporter and inspirer of the order, stated that the provision is aimed at guarantee the freedom of the Internet.

“As we stand here now, the freedom and openness of the Internet are unprotected… That will change once we vote to approve this strong and balanced order,”

The FCC move has provoked rejection on the part of both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

Conservatives are denouncing the overt attempt on the part of the federal government to increase control on the dissemination of information that may be contrary to the Marxist agenda of the current administration. This move, according to Conservatives in congress and throughout the country, is nothing less than the first step toward censorship and a state controlled information industry. A clear attack against the First Amendment.

Liberals are crying that the provision does not go far enough in its scope. This reaction is not surprising, as for some time the ultra liberal voices of the fringe Left have been plagued by the increased popularity and success of conservative radio and blogs. These entities have been a real thorn in the side of progressives and their agenda of misinformation and radicalization of the masses.

Robert McDowell, one of the Republican members of the FCC, stated instead.

“The FCC is not Congress. We cannot make laws. (the vote of the commission is) one of the darkest days in FCC history.”

“The era of Internet regulatory arbitrage has dawned,” Also adding that the decision will certainly make its way into the courts.

The question for common sense, Conservative Americans is a pressing one, as we see our liberties being eroded piece by piece: why are non-elected officials, with apparent no Congressional oversight, been allowed to institute policy that affects the American people without popular recourse?

It is apparent that the FCC, on orders of the administration, is embarking in a campaign of speech oppression that is aimed at eliminating the ability of the people to freely express their opinions without fearing the wrath of the federal government.

It may take different names, Fairness Doctrine for example, all with armless sounds, but the ultimate goal is to turn the Nation toward the direction of government controlled speech and action, a direction that our Founding Fathers have warned us strongly against by giving us the tool necessary to combat it: the US Constitution.

And I know there are those of you who will say that I am seeing too much into this, but I am not alone.

Also for those who say “this would never happen in America” I say “Wake the hell up! Because it’s already happening!”

Next thing we will see is an attack on the Second Amendment…but that too will never happen in America, right?

Just my thoughts!