-By Warner Todd Huston
We’ve been writing about Obama’s attempt to take over control of the Internet for some time, now, and there is at last a bit of good news on that front. The House of Representatives has passed Congressional Resolution, H.J. Res. 37 aimed at preventing the FCC’s wild, unconstitutional powergrab.
Chief Deputy Whip Congressman Peter Roskam was in favor of this move and released a statement that said:
The FCC’s decision to prohibit America’s Internet providers from managing content on their own networks is a colossal mistake that will hurt job creation and innovation in one of our most vibrant industries. These new regulations are a solution in search of a problem. America’s Internet companies – from large enterprises to tiny garage start-ups – are examples of what can happen when government stays out of the way. The Internet is an engine of innovation and economic growth essential to America maintaining its qualitative edge. Net Neutrality rules will only stifle competition, hurt job creation and provide huge disincentives to innovate – so I urge the FCC to rescind these rules immediately.
Likewise, Congressman Adam Kinzinger voted yes on the resolution.
The FCC and a whole host of other government regulatory agencies have acted outside of the will of the people. It is high time the regulatory agencies do what their job is, which is to regulate–not to legislate.
We were sent here in November to stand up and say “the will of the people will be respected in the House of Representatives and the will of the people will be respected by the federal government.”
Others are very happy with this move, as well. Less Government President and ‘data roaming’ wireless Internet power grab.
The FCC apparently isn’t going to take heed of the legislation and litigation underway to undo its unlawful and authoritarian actions. Making it imperative that Congress do its job – ensure that Obama Administration agencies like the FCC don’t run roughshod over the Constitution and the American people.
The effort has to be approved by the Senate next.
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, RightPundits.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDaily.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.
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