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SBC’s Richard Land calls senators to challenge Kagan’s position on First Amendment

| May 14th, 2010 by in US Politics

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission comments on President Barack Obama’s appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

“First of all, let me say that as a Princeton graduate (class of ’69) I applaud the recent bipartisan trend of nominating Princeton graduates to the nation’s highest court. Elena Kagan (class of ’81) makes three Supreme Court nominees in a row, following President Bush’s nomination of Justice Samuel Alito (class of ‘72) and President Obama’s nomination of Justice Sotomayor (class of ’76). Add those nominations to Michelle Obama (class of ’85) being Princeton’s first First Lady and you have quite a streak for Old Nassau.

“Ms. Kagan’s nomination, however, will be considered controversial for several reasons. First, her lack of judicial experience will be an issue. She is the first Supreme Court nominee in 38 years without previous judicial experience. Continue reading…

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The FCC grabs power unlawfully to appease a fringe movement

| May 14th, 2010 by in Issues, Net Neutrality, US Politics

Today brought some huge news for anyone who conducts business or pleasure on the Internet: The FCC has announced its plans to deem and pass Net Neutrality. Specifically, The FCC will defy a court order to stop regulating the Internet by nonsensically deeming the Internet not to be an information service, and regulate it under Title II of the Communications Act. Continue reading…

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New U.S. Push to Regulate Internet Access

| May 14th, 2010 by in Issues, Net Neutrality, US Politics

WASHINGTON—In a move that will stoke a battle over the future of the Internet, the federal government plans to propose regulating broadband lines under decades-old rules designed for traditional phone networks.

The decision, by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, is likely to trigger a vigorous lobbying battle, arraying big phone and cable companies and their allies on Capitol Hill against Silicon Valley giants and consumer advocates.

Breaking a deadlock within his agency, Mr. Genachowski is expected Thursday to outline his plan for regulating broadband lines. He wants to adopt “net neutrality” rules that require Internet providers like Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc. to treat all traffic equally, and not to slow or block access to websites. Continue reading from Wall Street Journal.

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