I think this says something about the trump government.

[Dagoth-Ur]

Dotard is taking a flamethrower to that foundational idea.

Says the faction that is openly attacking and replacing said people in their homeland with hostile aliens.

 

[Harry Dresden]

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.

i think trump might be seeing some of that....the independence part.....

 

[Norm Paperman]

It seems the Trump folks here assume there will never be another Democrat president.

They want Trump to have king like powers but will not be happy when it is not Trump wielding them

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

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

That's what a fascist would do.

The Constitution literally says he has this power.

Your side has burnt that word out, it has no meaning whatsoever to us.

 

[Marener]

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?

Is this because you want Trump to be able to take away the broadcast licenses of stations that make fun of him?

 

[martybegan]

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

That's what a fascist would do.

Actually I'm for removing power from unelected bureaucrats and political appointees from PREVIOUS ADMINSTRATIONS.

The only truly accountable person under Article II is the elected President.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

It seems the Trump folks here assume there will never be another Democrat president.

They want Trump to have king like powers but will not be happy when it is not Trump wielding them

It’s not like Dems obey the rules or laws anyways. They openly ignore them and nothing happens, we obey the laws and rules and it’s hysterical screaming from leftists.

 

[berg80]

Why would we want unelected agency heads to unaccountable?

More and more I'm being convinced by your insipid replies you're a bot designed for ignorance when info contrary to your remarks is readily available.

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.

 

[Norm Paperman]

Actually I'm for removing power from unelected bureaucrats and political appointees from PREVIOUS ADMINSTRATIONS.

The only truly accountable person under Article II is the elected President.

You believe the President alone should get to decide what is shown on TV and what companies can merge?

 

[martybegan]

i think trump might be seeing some of that....the independence part.....

It always has been. It's why post office naming doesn't come from the President, Congress has to do it.

It's really their agency, not the executives.

 

[martybegan]

You believe the President alone should get to decide what is shown on TV and what companies can merge?

If we let the FCC figure that out, and the FCC is an Article II agency, then the President runs it based on laws passed by congress.

 

[Seymour Flops]

My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.

-Slave Master in Chief Abraham Lincoln.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

Is this because you want Trump to be able to take away the broadcast licenses of stations that make fun of him?

Those that openly spread provably false information need to lose their Boardcast license as it’s a violation of the terms of keeping it.

“Trump was convinced of rape”, no, he was found guilty (in a Kangaroo court) of defamation, if you claim he was found guilty of rape, yeah, you should lose your privileges of transmitting, because your in violation of the agreement to us public airwaves.

Not sorry.

 

[Norm Paperman]

If we let the FCC figure that out, and the FCC is an Article II agency, then the President runs it based on laws passed by congress.

Under your view the President is the final authority on what can be shown on TV, what business can merge and a 1000 other things.

I do not agree that one man should have that much power.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.

-Slave Master in Chief Abraham Lincoln.

“But…But…Muh Slavery! Muh Union! Muh Honest Abe!”-Shitlibs

 

[martybegan]

Under your view the President is the final authority on what can be shown on TV, what business can merge and a 1000 other things.

I do not agree that one man should have that much power.

Only if the laws passed by Congress would allow him to do so.

No, you want some unelected bureaucrat to have it. Because there is a 99% chance they are a progressive asshat like you are.

 

[Dagoth-Ur]

Only if the laws passed by Congress would allow him to do so.

No, you want some unelected bureaucrat to have it. Because there is a 99% chance they are a progressive asshat like you are.

They love to fake concern about democracy as they are destroying it.

 

[Marener]

Actually I'm for removing power from unelected bureaucrats and political appointees from PREVIOUS ADMINSTRATIONS.

The only truly accountable person under Article II is the elected President.

So you want the president to possess all the authority of every independent agency. Right?

 

[Marener]

Those that openly spread provably false information need to lose their Boardcast license as it’s a violation of the terms of keeping it.

“Trump was convinced of rape”, no, he was found guilty (in a Kangaroo court) of defamation, if you claim he was found guilty of rape, yeah, you should lose your privileges of transmitting, because your in violation of the agreement to us public airwaves.

Not sorry.

The problem is that you want Trump to be the one who should decide what is "provably false information".

 

[martybegan]

So you want the president to possess all the authority of every independent agency. Right?

There is no such thing as an independent Article II agency. The post office is independent of the executive branch because it is called for under Article I of the Constitution.

Humphrey's Executor was a bad precedent and will shortly be overturned.