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Government agencies have been picking up the slack for a dysfunctional congress. Now that that power has been taken away the inability of congress to pass consumer protection laws will be on full display.



That's a hopeful thought. I really hope people will start to realize that what they're doing now - sending jackasses to Congress with a mandate to never compromise and to do whatever is necessary to absolutely destroy (insert opposite party) at all costs - is not compatible with a functioning government, and just as importantly, that having a functioning government would be a good thing.


And probably met with apathy, as always. They won't realize ISPs are giving traffic to the highest bidder. They will just complain about [non-market leader] being slow to load, and move to [market leader] because "it's faster". All according to the plan of the real rulers of this plutocracy.


This is pretty much a trend across our entire government. Our elected officials legislate their responsibilities away so they don't need to make actual decisions that could harm them politically.




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