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Does Pai even have the votes to start a rulemaking on #Section230?
The two Dems are vocally against it, as is GOP Commissioner O’Rielly, whose opposition was quickly followed by the White House withdrawing his renomination for another FCC term. Pai needs three votes.
The two Dems are vocally against it, as is GOP Commissioner O’Rielly, whose opposition was quickly followed by the White House withdrawing his renomination for another FCC term. Pai needs three votes.
Trump wants Nathan Simington to succeed O’Rielly, but O’Rielly has said that he’ll serve out the rest of his term and step down “sometime later this year.”
It seems doubtful that O’Rielly will step down before the election, particularly now that this item is coming.
It seems doubtful that O’Rielly will step down before the election, particularly now that this item is coming.
So to even start the process, Pai needs Trump to win in November and for the Senate to confirm Simington.
If Biden wins, control of the FCC passes back to Democrats, and all bets on this proceeding are off.
If Biden wins, control of the FCC passes back to Democrats, and all bets on this proceeding are off.
