Comment Re:I wonder why... (Score 0) 289
You have to admire the hypocracy of state legislators who argue for "state's rights", who don't care about "city and county rights" to roll out broadband to attract jobs and new people to their area.
Show me the part of the US Constitution that says the Feds can tell a State it can't regulate its political subdivisions. My State limits the annual property tax hike that can be imposed by Towns, Counties, and Cities. Can the Feds override that too? Can they compel a State to allow its political subdivisions to set up municipal garbage service where such service is privatized? Water service?
The FCC's ruling here was a bridge too far. It's entirely proper for States to define the boundaries of acceptable behaviors for their political subdivisions. And what's the big fucking deal anyway? These States are simply saying that their political subdivisions can't get into the internet business. They're not stopping you from setting up a co-op; if the State tries that you should be able to make a Federal case out of it, because (amongst other things) they're interfering with interstate commerce and your right of free association.