Note: This first appeared in Breitbart.com's Big Government.
Since reelection, the Barack Obama has been demonstrably more strident and harder Left than before reelection. Why would Tuesday’s State of the Union address be any different?
The President’s Inaugural address was a Leftist manifesto - that sounded nothing at all like most anything he said during the campaign.
We have a nearly $4 trillion per year government, increased dramatically from $2.7 trillion in 2008. The President blithely says “We don’t have a spending problem,” raises taxes - and then demands we do so again and again.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a disaster. The President as her replacement appoints harder-Left disaster-in-waiting John Kerry. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was actually not terrible. The President nominates as his replacement harder-Left, utterly befuddled Chuck Hagel.
So too with the Internet. President Obama’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in his first term illegally imposed Network Neutrality and smart phone price control mandates amongst other power grabs. Now that he is more “flexible” - what else could he have in mind?
The greatest power-grab-to-be would be the President’s Commission - in an attempt to protect its precious (and illegal) Net Neutrality - reclassifying the Internet.
Meaning - again, without any legal authority whatsoever - President Obama’s FCC will move the Internet from Title I to Title II. Title II is how the FCC over-regulates landline telephone lines - you know, that bastion of innovation lo these last seventy-plus years. Title II opens up the Pandora’s Box of uber-regulation of the Internet. But wait - there’s more.
Under Title II, President Obama can also begin to tax the Internet - just as the Feds tax landlines, just as they already tax the living daylights out of your wireless Internet - checked your cell phone bill lately? It's 17.4% - and climbing, an $8 billion total take in 2010 - and hurtling ever upward.
More taxes and regulations - right in line with the Obama Agenda. This despite FCC Chairman Julian Genachowski admitting the Commission has absolutely no authority to do any of it.
“(W)e have a Communications Act that wasn't written for broadband."
Exactly - which means they can’t do it. But when has that ever stopped them?
And what will all those new regulations and taxes mean?
A June 2010 New York Law School study found that reclassification of the Internet as a telecom service and subsequent imposition of net neutrality rules would cost the economy at least $62 billion annually over the next five years and eliminate 502,000 jobs.
Just what our shrinking economy needs.
Will the President admit on Tuesday the dramatically enfeebled state of our union? Of course not. He will instead declare his all-encompassing intention to incapacitate it further still.
Seton Motley is the founder and president of Less Government. He is a writer, television and radio commentator, political and policy strategist, lecturer, debater, and activist. Please feel free to follow him on Twitter and Facebook - it’s his kind of stalking.
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Comment by Carolyn Dorsey on February 14, 2013 at 12:04pm We simply can't take much more of this. They are nothing but lawbreaking thugs, including CONGRESS, because they won't do their job and stop them. ALL will be held accountable. And it must happen soon or our beautiful nation will be nothing. Congress did NOT vet anyone before the elections. Pelosi and Reid should be impeached and prosecuted and thrown in jail with the rest of them.
Comment by Judy Lyford on February 12, 2013 at 4:21pm Pat: In most cases, it takes 9 months to form them and many years for them to grow to a permanent size. I don't think we can wait that long.
Comment by Linny Redd on February 12, 2013 at 1:45pm I agree with Thomas Angle, Hold them responsible for their treasonous acts!
If WE the People won't hold them ACCOUNTABLE, then WE are also at FAULT!!!!
If WE the People won't hold them ACCOUNTABLE, then there is no solution!
I have heard about an impeachment proceeding in Congress, but don't know how that is going.
I'd like to know what has happened to all the children of WWII heros, where is YOUR MOXEY?
Unite behind those working in Congress to do the necessary job of getting the clown OUT, and do it NOW!!!
Comment by Thomas Angle on February 12, 2013 at 12:15pm What is the solution?
Hold them responsible for their treasonous actions.
Comment by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on February 12, 2013 at 12:10pm We set here like victims.
What is the solution?
Comment by Cracker on February 12, 2013 at 10:09am One day we will watch the trials of the HNIC, and his administration. Its really to bad that the TRAITORS will not be dealt with as if they were in the military! Id actually sell popcorn during the event! OOPS I'm not supposed to think like a LIBERAL. OP
Comment by Tim Alston on February 12, 2013 at 9:37am There all dirty and awaiting there treason trials. And a trip to GITMO for water boarding.
Comment by Thomas Angle on February 12, 2013 at 9:36am My question is why are we not calling him out on this constant beating of illegal B.S
Fear
My question is why are we not calling him out on this constant beating of illegal B.S,
Comment by Pat McMahon on February 12, 2013 at 8:41am this pos is out of control & nothing will change till the Rs get some balls & stop him dead in his tracks. he is illegal to be in the country at all or least of all, pres & not one person is doing anything to stop him.
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