FCC Finding New Things To Regulate

J.J. Jackson* | February 28, 2008

Filed Under Conservative Musings, The Constitution, Unconstitutional Acts

The FCC, like most federal agencies, will keep finding more and more things to regulate if given the chance. Right now they are looking at internet service providers:

CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday he is “ready, willing and able” to stop broadband providers that unreasonably interfere with subscribers’ access to Internet content.The comment by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin came at the start of a day-long FCC hearing centering on allegations that some broadband providers such as telecommunications and cable companies have been improperly blocking or hindering some content.

“I think it’s important to understand that the commission is ready, willing and able to step in if necessary to correct any (unreasonable) practices that are ongoing today,” Martin said.

Where’s my soapbox … ah there it is.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record I am going to once again ask how the federal government has the authority to do anything about regulating how someone interacts with a company they chose to do business with? Congress doesn’t have this power under Article I of the Constitution so how can they create an agency to do what they cannot? I don’t think that the founding fathers wanted that to be a loophole in the limited powers of our government. If you disagree I’d LOVE to hear you try and make the argument though.

If people think they are being treated unfairly by companies providing internet access, they should be free to end their service agreement with that company and take their business elsewhere. If they have been truly harmed by such an entity there are the courts to handle that too. So why is the FCC involved. Heck, why do we even have the FCC to begin with?

I mean other than to employ and empower bureaucrats and basically harass Americans who don’t act the way the FCC thinks they should be acting of course. Well, I suppose I just answered my own question huh?

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