[BC] Vigilantes

[Ron Youvan]

>> My memory tells me differently and is supported by the FCC website: 
>> http://www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html.  The FCC is an independent regulatory 
>> authority much like many other government agencies.  The President 
>> elects the commissioners based on the party system with the majority 
>> going to the controlling party and Congress controls the purse 
>> strings.  Guess who really has control?

   From: www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html  (first line)

   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government 
agency, directly responsible to Congress.

   Not:

>> The FCC is under the authority of the Executive Branch, and the
>> Commissioners serve at the convenience of the President, hence he, and 
>> the US Secret Service, which is also under Executive authority, can 
>> overrule the  FCC.  The Secret Service is there to protect lives, 
 >> not to make sure Bryant Gumbel has a crystal clear IFB.

-- 
    Ron