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SamuelRSmith said:
This problem could have been solved in far better ways than what it was.

Courts: "You can't do this because you don't have the power to do this"
FCC: "What if I say that I have the power to do this"
Courts: "Yeah, that's fine"

People should be concerned about a federal agency giving itself authority over a matter, without any form of action from the legislature.

"Bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under ’t."

Until the Federal Agency abuses this, then I don't  have a problem.  However, the ISP's have already been abusing this, so, steps needed to be taken. 

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: "This is no more a plan to regulate the Internet than the First Amendment is a plan to regulate free speech." he said.  "They both stand for the same concept: Openness, expression and an abscence of gatekeepers."