Tea Party Republicans in Congress Gain A Victory in Battle Against Net Neutrality

By Douglas V. Gibbs

In April of 2010 an Appeals Court provided the opinion that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to force Internet service providers to follow the federal government's requirements of Net Neutrality rules. Obama, and the FCC, has ignored the courts, which is a habit of this administration that, in liberal leftist fashion, tends to demand that the GOP bow down to the courts.

We must remember that the courts have also ruled against Obama's deep sea drilling moratorium, against Obamcare saying it’s unconstitutional, against letting the EPA carry out Cap and Trade, and most recently Obama has refused to defend DOMA (whether it is unconstitutional or not, it is up to Congress to repeal it, and up to the executive to execute the law as long as it is in force).

With Net Neutrality, the Tea Party influence in the House of Representatives have taken an important first step toward blocking the Federal Communications Commission’s effort to assert authority over Internet lines. The 15-8 vote in the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology approved a measure to toss out new FCC “net neutrality” rules which would prohibit Internet providers from making determinations regarding their private industry without federal influence, such as deliberately blocking legal websites or Internet services.

The sign in restaurants, "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone," comes to mind.

The measure must now face a vote from a full Energy and Commerce Committee, which has yet to be scheduled. The Republican effort, which is important in that it is forcing Democrats to put on record where they stand on the issue, will likely not receive President Barack Obama's signature once it gets to his desk. Obama supports the FCC’s new rules, and the FCC's unconstitutional regulatory actions.

This measure is a part of a much larger attack by Republicans against the Democrat Party's use of unconstitutional regulatory controls.

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