YESTERDAY, some of our basic freedoms under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution vanished! The FCC voted 3-2 to impose harsh regulations on the Internet, without first obtaining the consent of Congress, making those actions un-constitutional.
The FCC voted to EXPAND THEIR AUTHORITY---which they cannot legally do!
In addition to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which ruled on April 6, 2010, that the FCC cannot expand their authority with the consent of Congress, three federal judges have also ruled that the Internet has the same First Amendment protection as the newspaper industry, since every individual web site is like a printed newsletter.
We must push the new Congress to RESCIND this unconstitutional step in the wrong direction. There needs to be a Congressional FIGHT to take away the FCC's illegally obtained authority!
The FCC votes went along party lines---3 liberal Democrats for, 2 Republicans against. The Internet regulatory scheme will be challenged and opposed by the United States Justice Foundation on every level. The still unpublished "Net Neutrality" regulations indicate an unprecedented FEDERAL ATTACK on your Internet freedoms.
Representative Marsha Blackburn, of Tennessee stated: "We, as Members of Congress should control (the process of Internet regulation) if we decide it's necessary. There is strong bipartisan agreement on that point." Blackburn expects a Senate companion bill, authored by Senator John McCain, to address the issue in the upper chamber. Congresswoman Blackburn went on to say: "I look at this as the Fairness Doctrine of the Internet. The FCC would be in a position to make determinations of online priorities and value. We will vigorously oppose (yesterday's FCC vote) because it's a hysterical reaction to a hypothetical problem."
Congresswoman Blackburn said that swiftly cutting the FCC's recent maneuver off at the knees would send an important message to the agency that Internet regulation is beyond its jurisdiction. Believe me; we here at USJF, are WATCHING this extremely closely.
Phil Kerpin, Vice President for Policy at Americans for Prosperity stated: "The best, cleanest response is for Congress to use a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which can overturn any federal agency rulemaking. It's important to use this mechanism because it's protected against the filibuster."
Please, CLICK HERE to send a FAX to every single Member of Congress NOW, and tell them that they need to exercise their Constitutional authority and oversight over the FCC, by RESCINDING the FCC vote yesterday because the FCC does NOT have the Constitutional or Congressional authority to expand governmental regulation. Three federal judges in three different cases have already ruled that the Internet deserves the same protection under the First Amendment as printed material receives. AND, please be sure to send a sizeable DONATION to the United States Justice Foundation (USJF) as we keep this Internet freedom issue before the eyes of every Member of Congress.
Your Internet freedoms have already disappeared, thanks to yesterday's decision by the FCC. You must not sit back idly and do nothing. You must take action to tell Members of Congress to reclaim control of the FCC.
This could be the very worst "Merry Christmas" present that you have ever received. We are working hard to convince members of the new 112th Congress leadership to hold hearings in the House and Senate subcommittees that monitor the FCC and to rescind the rule just implemented by the FCC as unconstitutional.
I know that even though the mainstream media is reporting this story only since our campaign to alert you began, not enough people know about this because many of them are still preoccupied with Christmas---or they believe that the Bill of Rights will prevail without anyone fighting to protect free speech. Not true! That is precisely why YOU must fax every single Member of Congress, right now.
In an unparalleled power grab, the FCC is arbitrarily adding the Internet to its "portfolio" of regulated industries. Obama's FCC stole Internet freedom by simply declaring that it has the "right" to regulate it. Here's the underlying reality. Internet journalists tend to report the news without coloring it with the brush of "political correctness." They challenge the lies that the Obama Administration puts out and the "mainstream media" accepts and repeats as the truth.
The Wall Street Journal reported: "The FCC's move to treat broadband providers like phone company monopolies could spur international efforts to regulate the Web."
We need Congressional action to stop this ASSAULT on our freedoms---and we need it NOW.
This is extremely CRITICAL. YOUR First Amendment rights are at stake! I URGE YOU to act right now. Do you have the guts to stand up to this affront to our individual freedoms? Will you stand with us right now, at this very moment?
Please, CLICK HERE to send a FAX to every single Member of Congress NOW, and tell them that they need to exercise their Constitutional authority and oversight over the FCC, by RESCINDING the FCC vote yesterday because the FCC does NOT have the Constitutional or Congressional authority to expand governmental regulation. Three federal judges in three different cases have already ruled that the Internet deserves the same protection under the First Amendment as printed material receives. AND, please be sure to send a sizeable DONATION to the United States Justice Foundation (USJF) as we keep this Internet freedom issue before the eyes of every Member of Congress.
Mr. Obama blatantly insists that he has the right to regulate the Internet through the FCC---which regulates the other electronic mediums: radio and television. What Mr. Obama really means is that as long as the American people have unfettered access to the Internet, he cannot continue to spread his propaganda and bold face lies without being challenged, and he will be a one-term visitor at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Make no mistake; Barack Hussein Obama is very determined to undermine the 1st Amendment by strangling free speech under the disguise of making sure our safety and our security are of prime importance.
That's why we must Fax every Member of Congress, RIGHT NOW, to stop this government intrusion into our private, on-line, communications. We have not witnessed this kind of government intrusion since FDR tried to regulate newspapers in 1933.
Will you assist us to make sure that our Internet remains OURS, and not under Barack Obama's control?
Please, give us your support, right now, by faxing every Member of Congress.
Although the federal judiciary (with decisions by three separate federal judges in three different cases!) has extended First Amendment protection to the Internet, Barack Obama believes that he has the executive authority, WITHOUT legislation enacted by Congress, to arbitrarily regulate who uses cyberspace and what access they may enjoy, based entirely on the content of the material that they wish to publish there. If this isn't a violation of our basic rights as Americans, I do not know what is!
I must hear from you QUICKLY! There is no time to waste.
Thank you for your CRUCIAL RESPONSE TODAY,
Gary G. Kreep, Esq.
Executive Director
United States Justice Foundation
P. S. - At USJF, our goal is to keep a watchful eye on the unlawful expansion of government. We need additional funding and donations to help us to communicate with Members of Congress to eliminate any Internet regulation by the FCC! Send the FCC our version of "Merry Christmas!"
Please, CLICK HERE to send a FAX to every single Member of Congress NOW, and tell them that they need to exercise their Constitutional authority and oversight over the FCC, by RESCINDING the FCC vote yesterday because the FCC does NOT have the Constitutional or Congressional authority to expand governmental regulation. Three federal judges in three different cases have already ruled that the Internet deserves the same protection under the First Amendment as printed material receives. AND, please be sure to send a sizeable DONATION to the United States Justice Foundation (USJF) as we keep this Internet freedom issue before the eyes of every Member of Congress!
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