Or.. no way to communucate about other issues.. ANY of them,

Here we go.

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Millions have spoken out against removing net neutrality, yet the rethugs carry on with their plundering.

Without it, our corporate masters can effectively throttle sites like DemocraticUnderground.

lost in the sea of double-negatives!!

Short answer: I would think none.

"Specifically, for six months my office has been investigating who perpetrated a massive scheme to corrupt the FCC’s notice and comment process through the misuse of enormous numbers of real New Yorkers’ and other Americans’ identities. Such conduct likely violates state law — yet the FCC has refused multiple requests for crucial evidence in its sole possession that is vital to permit that law enforcement investigation to proceed."

https://medium.com/@AGSchneiderman/an-open-letter-to-the-fcc-b867a763850a

based on a filing at the FCC.

Under NY law, it is a Class A misdemeanor (Criminal impersonation in the second degree) for someone to impersonate another and do an act in such assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; or pretend to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in such pretended capacity with intent to obtain a benefit
or to injure or defraud another; or to impersonates another by communication by internet website or
electronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud
another.

The issue is whether someone who posts under an assumed name or someone else's name is intending to obtain a "benefit" or to "defraud" another. It's a pretty thin argument when there are 22 million comments, and whether they are for or against a proposal doesn't dictate what the FCC does. Plus, it would be chaotic if every state could demand to rummage through 22 million email files to see if the names and addresses of any of the filers match people within their jurisdiction and then determine whether those people actually filed.

Finally, this is a clear case of be careful what you ask for. There have been abuses of the FCC's filing process on both sides of the net neutrality issue. A quick search of the FCC's website show over 170 "comments" filed by someone named "Donald Trump" -- and every one I quickly glanced at was demanding the retention of net neutrality. It's unfortunate that the system for obtaining public comment is such a joke, but no one is going to jail over it.

This on top of the FCC relaxing the media ownership rules so there can be even more consolidation is just awful.

Sinclair Broadcasting Group is poised to be approved to acquire 15 more stations, so still more listeners will be subjected to their conservative pro-Trump propaganda.

Going from bad to worse…