[colug-432] Net Neutrality

[tom]

On 01/27/2014 11:19 AM, Rob Funk wrote:
> Bill Yang wrote:
>> Wasn't the reason that the rules were dinged in the DC District Court due
>> to a lack of legal authority?  As in, the FCC can't enforce rules it
>> doesn't have the legal authority to issue...  I'm pretty sure we don't want
>> to change *that*!
>>
>> Seems as though there may be a bigger problem than a simple petition can
>> correct, and the petition may not be going to the right place to make the
>> changes, because I'm pretty sure the FCC's authority comes from
>> authorizations from Congress, not from the executive branch.
>>
>> Maybe I've misunderstood what was going on.
>
>
> Petitions may or may not help. They're just a form of political
> pressure that the people making the decisions have no obligation to
> listen to. But sometimes those people see a petition and realize just
> how many people are paying attention, and are influenced.
> BTW, this is probably the third or fourth petition I've seen on this
> topic, all saying basically the same thing.
True. Some folks pooh pooh the idea of emailing petitions. Yes they can 
be diverted to the round file, bit bucket, etc. The truth of the matter 
is that if a significant number of electronic petitions hit their desk, 
desktop, server, etc, they take notice. They may mend their ways, put a 
positive spin on the subject, while doing the opposite, or do nothing.

The idea of petitioning the Lords of government, corporations, etc. is 
not effective and a waste of funds that could be put to better use. 
Postage will soon cost 50 cents. Say 10,000 people mail in their 
desires, that's $5000!
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