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Ah the ole "Why did this government agency create this rule? It should be done by congress!"

Congress has been disfunctional for 30 years. This is the result of that.

It's like a weird "acktually" form of libertarianism, sure the most correct way to implement it is with congress, but in lieu of that what should the government do? Nothing?

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Government agencies have been picking up the slack for a dysfunctional congress. Now that that power has been taken away the inability of congress to pass consumer protection laws will be on full display.

And probably met with apathy, as always. They won't realize ISPs are giving traffic to the highest bidder. They will just complain about [non-market leader] being slow to load, and move to [market leader] because "it's faster". All according to the plan of the real rulers of this plutocracy.

That's a hopeful thought. I really hope people will start to realize that what they're doing now - sending jackasses to Congress with a mandate to never compromise and to do whatever is necessary to absolutely destroy (insert opposite party) at all costs - is not compatible with a functioning government, and just as importantly, that having a functioning government would be a good thing.

This is pretty much a trend across our entire government. Our elected officials legislate their responsibilities away so they don't need to make actual decisions that could harm them politically.

Congress being unwilling to draft legislation does not transfer the job of drafting legistion to appointed officials in the executive branch.

Congress is the government for this purpose, and if you want the government to do something, then you need to target your concerns at your representatives in Congress, and not just make up novel methods for creating "laws" outside the actual lawmaking process.

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