From National Journal:
Obama Backs Government-Run Internet
President Obama will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday to tout the ability of local governments to provide high-speed Internet to their residents.
And he will urge the Federal Communications Commission to strike down state laws around the country that restrict the ability of cities to build their own broadband networks. The move is likely to draw fire from Republicans, who argue that states should be free to set their own policies—including restrictions on local governments.
"Laws in 19 states—some specifically written by special interests trying to stifle new competitors—have held back broadband access and, with it, economic opportunity," the White House wrote in a fact sheet. "Today, President Obama is announcing a new effort to support local choice in broadband, formally opposing measures that limit the range of options available to communities to spur expanded local broadband infrastructure, including ownership of networks."
Emphasis mine - that is so unconstitutional that the very idea makes my head spin. Please, repeat after me:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
If they were going to so savage the tenth, why not strike down state's Tort Laws - this would make medical insurance a lot cheaper by cutting back on frivolous malpractice suits and the corresponding insurance that physicians have to buy.
What is so wrong with the free market that this administration has to stamp it out every chance they get. If they would only cut taxes and stand out of the way, we could have a vibrant economy again.
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