Wait, what? They’re only just now doing this?

  • andyburke@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    Not only that, but the explanation is right there, in the article:

    Democrats were stymied for nearly three years because they did not take majority control of the five-member FCC until October.

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      6 months ago

      I’m willing to throw some shade at the Dems for not forcing a floor vote here, put people on record refusing the nominee. It’s obvious though his first pick wasn’t getting the 60 needed though to pass, so it’d be for show at best.

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        6 months ago

        That’s not how it works. The FCC is on a completely different cycle and you can only appoint new people when old people expire out. It’s supposed to keep politics out. Impeachment is a possibility but that’s the only remedy.