Too bad, so sad.

[Robert Mahnke]

That theory is constrained by the requirement that the President’s nominations must be confirmed by the Senate, which was controlled by the GOP in 2010. Obama got his majority, which gave us net neutrality. If he picked that fight instead, we wouldn’t have to lament that Pai has scrapped net neutrality because there’d be nothing to undo. 

Sent from an iPhone; pls xcse typos. 

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 17:35, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
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> OOPs I sent this to myself
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> How Do Folks Get Nominated.
>> By law, the President nominates Commissioners and the Senate confirms (or doesn’t). In theory, the President can pick whoever he wants. As a practical matter, over the last 15 or so years, it has become customary for the President to select the Chairman, House Rs to select one R Commissioner, House Ds to select one D Commissioner, Senate Rs to select one R Commissioner, and Senate Ds to select on D Commissioner. Rosenworcel and Pai are both Senate picks.
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>> Customary but not required. This looks to me like a fight that should have been fought. The republicans break custom all the time.  No doubt the fault lies primarily with Trump,  
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