Opinion of Net Neutrality

[Mr. Reactionary]

Depends on how its done. Having the FCC draft binding regulations on the internet without authority is illegal as well as terrifying. That's why the Courts have struck down rules twice now and will likely strike them down again. The first rule was invalid because the FCC claimed the inherent right to regulate the internet, despite no Congressional authorization. The second attempt was invalid because the FCC claimed the right to regulate the internet under Title I of the telecom act. Now FCC is probably going to try and regulate the internet under Title II, even though ISPs are covered under Title I. Congress has passed no law re-titling ISPs.

If federal control over the internet is so important (not a given since O is simultaneously abandoning ICANN), Congress should expressly grant the FCC the power to regulate ISPs. The increased use of the regulatory state to avoid making laws is a big problem, and allowing something as important as the internet to be regulated just because the FCC wants to, is dangerous.