I think this says something about the trump government.

[berg80]

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally ... independent’​

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate committee on Wednesday that his agency is “not formally ... independent.”

Shortly after Carr made that statement, the FCC apparently removed the word “independent” in a description of the agency’s work on its website.

Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first since making controversial remarks in September that led ABC to briefly suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.

Carr, a Trump appointee, made headlines in September over his response to comments Kimmel made following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Carr responded with a threat aimed at Disney, which owns ABC.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson at the time. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'

FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.

www.cnbc.com

Is this on par with unilaterally deciding it's just fine and dandy to use military assets to blow up boats and people with allegedly illicit cargo headed to an unproven destination? No.

But it does reflect an attitude that the regime can ignore congressional intent by declaring agencies designed to be independent from control by the executive branch are no longer so by wishing it were so. Just because the prez wants control over all aspects of government. Control intentionally not given to the office of POTUS for the very reasons we are seeing play out in real time.

AI Overview

Yes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent U.S. government agency, established by Congress to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable, acting with some autonomy but overseen by Congress and subject to presidential appointments and legal review.

Carr's testimony being exemplary in highlighting the problem of trump agency heads erroneously thinking their primary loyalty is to the guy who appointed them, not the people.

 

[Crepitus]

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally ... independent’​

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate committee on Wednesday that his agency is “not formally ... independent.”

Shortly after Carr made that statement, the FCC apparently removed the word “independent” in a description of the agency’s work on its website.

Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first since making controversial remarks in September that led ABC to briefly suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.

Carr, a Trump appointee, made headlines in September over his response to comments Kimmel made following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Carr responded with a threat aimed at Disney, which owns ABC.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson at the time. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'

FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.

www.cnbc.com

Is this on par with unilaterally deciding it's just fine and dandy to use military assets to blow up boats and people with allegedly illicit cargo headed to an unproven destination? No.

But it does reflect an attitude that the regime can ignore congressional intent by declaring agencies designed to be independent from control by the executive branch are no longer so by wishing it were so. Just because the prez wants control over all aspects of government. Control intentionally not given to the office of POTUS for the very reasons we are seeing play out in real time.

AI Overview

Yes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent U.S. government agency, established by Congress to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable, acting with some autonomy but overseen by Congress and subject to presidential appointments and legal review.

Carr's testimony being exemplary in highlighting the problem of trump agency heads erroneously thinking their primary loyalty is to the guy who appointed them, not the people.

A very famous republican said it very well:

"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

 

[Seymour Flops]

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally ... independent’​

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate committee on Wednesday that his agency is “not formally ... independent.”

Shortly after Carr made that statement, the FCC apparently removed the word “independent” in a description of the agency’s work on its website.

Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first since making controversial remarks in September that led ABC to briefly suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.

Carr, a Trump appointee, made headlines in September over his response to comments Kimmel made following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Carr responded with a threat aimed at Disney, which owns ABC.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson at the time. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'

FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.

www.cnbc.com

Is this on par with unilaterally deciding it's just fine and dandy to use military assets to blow up boats and people with allegedly illicit cargo headed to an unproven destination? No.

But it does reflect an attitude that the regime can ignore congressional intent by declaring agencies designed to be independent from control by the executive branch are no longer so by wishing it were so. Just because the prez wants control over all aspects of government. Control intentionally not given to the office of POTUS for the very reasons we are seeing play out in real time.

AI Overview

Yes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent U.S. government agency, established by Congress to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable, acting with some autonomy but overseen by Congress and subject to presidential appointments and legal review.

Carr's testimony being exemplary in highlighting the problem of trump agency heads erroneously thinking their primary loyalty is to the guy who appointed them, not the people.

Why would we want unelected agency heads to unaccountable?

The are part of the executive branch and overseen by Congress.They cannot, and should not, be "independent."

 

[Harry Dresden]

Why would we want unelected agency heads to unaccountable?

The are part of the executive branch and overseen by Congress.They cannot, and should not, be "independent."

speaking for the post office....get the congress out of telling them what to do.....

 

[martybegan]

A very famous republican said it very well:

"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

The only representative of the people in the entire Executive Branch is the elected President.

No Executive agency should be even partially independent from that.

The SC will fix that when they finally overturn Humphrey's Executor.

 

[Marener]

Why would we want unelected agency heads to unaccountable?

The are part of the executive branch and overseen by Congress.They cannot, and should not, be "independent."

So you want politicians controlling the airwaves and running the FCC?

I don't.

 

[Auld Phart]

A very famous republican said it very well:

"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

He's been spinning for decades.

He gave blacks their freedom but died before he could remove the slaveowners boot from their necks.

 

[Crepitus]

The only representative of the people in the entire Executive Branch is the elected President.

No Executive agency should be even partially independent from that.

The SC will fix that when they finally overturn Humphrey's Executor.

YOu fascists don't even understand what the US is.

It's a sad time to live in.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

A very famous republican said it very well:

"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

**** that tyrant.

 

[martybegan]

speaking for the post office....get the congress out of telling them what to do.....

The Post office is actually one of the few agencies actually listed in the Constitution, and establishing it is given to Congress.

It is an Article 1 agency, not an article II, and thus is actually can be considered "independent" of the President.

 

[Auld Phart]

YOu fascists don't even understand what the US is.

It's a sad time to live in.

YOu fascists don't even understand what the US is.

do you socialists?

 

[martybegan]

YOu fascists don't even understand what the US is.

It's a sad time to live in.

You just show you don't understand the Constitution.

You are the ones who want un-elected bureaucrats to have uncontrolled power.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

He's been spinning for decades.

He gave blacks their freedom but died before he could remove the slaveowners boot from their necks.

So why did he support sending them back to Africa?

Why did he say “if I could save the Union without freeing a single slave, I would”

 

[Marener]

The only representative of the people in the entire Executive Branch is the elected President.

No Executive agency should be even partially independent from that.

The SC will fix that when they finally overturn Humphrey's Executor.

If you guys don't want people to think your fascists, maybe you shouldn't be constantly trying to give the president greater and greater authority.

 

[martybegan]

If you guys don't want people to think your fascists, maybe you shouldn't be constantly trying to give the president greater and greater authority.

Actually restore the power he was given in the Constitution.

All Article II agencies and departments are responsible to the elected President only.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

So you want politicians controlling the airwaves and running the FCC?

I don't.

They already do, have for a while. You were ok with them silencing Father Coughlin in the 1930s, you ok forcing “fairness doctrine” down everyone else’s throats, now that you don’t control a device of state you want it gone?

 

[berg80]

A very famous republican said it very well:

"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

Abe is spinning in his grave right now.

Dotard is taking a flamethrower to that foundational idea.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

If you guys don't want people to think your fascists, maybe you shouldn't be constantly trying to give the president greater and greater authority.

“Not allowing me to **** up the country makes you a fascist”-Leftists

 

[Marener]

Actually restore the power he was given in the Constitution.

All Article II agencies and departments are responsible to the elected President only.

Because you're obsessed with giving the president more and more power.

That's what a fascist would do.

 

[Marener]

“Not allowing me to **** up the country makes you a fascist”-Leftists

Giving the president massive amounts of the power will **** up the country.