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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’mma let you finish but I just need to get up here to say

  fuck ajit pai

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  • arin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Didn’t Obama install ajit pai?

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    • onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      In 2011, Pai was then nominated for a Republican Party position on the Federal Communications Commission by President Barack Obama at the recommendation of Minority leader Mitch McConnell.

      Probably didn’t have a choice. I imagine the Republicans would’ve thrown a fit and blocked any other nomination.

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• MossyFeathers@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  So, iirc, net neutrality was originally a law, then it was struck down by the Supreme Court because “there’s enough competition in the marketplace that makes it unnecessary”, then the FCC under Obama tried to regulate it as a title 2 service, which got repealed by Ajit Pai (aka “A shit pie”), and now the FCC is trying to impose net neutrality again. Assuming my memory is correct, how certain are we that the Supreme Court won’t eventually turn around and rule against it?

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  • plz1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think you are blending your facts/timeline. Ajit Pai’s FCC struck them down for that (dubious) reason. This upcoming vote is to undo that damage and revert back to what the FCC under Obama put in place.

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    • MossyFeathers@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I looked into it and I was wrong about it being a law, but it was regulated under title 1 regulations, which the FCC claimed let them enforce net neutrality. That got struck down in court, which lead to the FCC regulating it under title 2, which was removed by Pai and is now being reinstated by Burden’s FCC.

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  • zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    doing this while the Supreme Court is effectively captured by corporate interests seems risky

    If we wait for that to stop being true, it’ll just mean not doing it at all.

    doing this while the Supreme Court is effectively captured by corporate interests seems risky because it could further establish court precedent

    If there’s one thing the current court’s shown, it’s that precedent doesn’t mean diddly squat to the supreme court. If and when the court is ever returned to a respectable position I’m sure many of their current decisions will be overturned.

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• ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Why the hell did it take until now?

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  • ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

    Basically they didn’t because Republicans, and then when they could they immediately started the process, since the initial vote was in October and the upcoming vote is to confirm the finalized rules changes.

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    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Republicans make everything worse and should be removed from all positions of power.

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    • fidodo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It’s kinda infuriating that Democrats spend years working tirelessly to undo Republican bullshit, and when they finally do, people are like “but why didn’t you do it sooner?”. Do these people have zero life expense l experience where it’s fucking hard to change institutions?

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s a long process, but they have been working on it, see lemmy.zip/comment/8396458

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  • lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Because Bidens polling numbers are in the toilet over Gaza especially among younger voters. This is a hail Mary pass for '24

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    • Mastengwe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Nope. Try again.

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