Well said Bob - I think I'll send Rep. Stupak an e-mail today and suggest that he indeed put these two poorly conceived and executed ideas under the microscope of common sense.
Way to go. Jim Pogue Memphis, TN -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Bob Foxworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Today's NY Times, in an AP wire story, says that John > Dingell-D-MI who heads the House Energy and > Commerce Committee, says that the FCC has suffered > an "apparent breakdown in an open and transparent > regulatory process". He is "losing confidence that > the commission has been conducting its affairs in > an appropriate manner", and has ordered an inquiry. > > The investigation will be conducted by Rep. Bart Stupak, > D-MI, who has received "several complaints about the > way that (Kevin) Martin has conducted business" that > include claims of an "abuse of power and an attempt > to keep fellow commissioners in the dark". The terms > "selectively withholding data" and "short-circuiting > procedural norms" also appear in the AP story's > allegations, among others. > > End excerpts from the AP story. The following are from > me. > > Perhaps someone will advise Rep. Stupak of the > academic interest of examining the ways in which > the Commission came to its decisions on the BPL > issue, and the IBOC issue, both of which seem to me > to have striking similarities, among which are > deliberately ignoring technical information that > would suggest not adopting the positions that were > subsequently taken. > > Should be interesting. > > - Bob > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
