You make some good points. It does make sense to have one standard for the nation instead of 50 for radio, tv, cell phones, etc. I do have to wonder why the FCC should have any involvement in a radio station whose signal does not reach beyond Arizona. If someone wants to establish a radio station in Ajo and only cover Ajo, why should they have to get permission from some bureaucrat in Washington? On 02/16/2013 11:25 PM, Kevin Brown wrote: > While it has been used wrongly in some ways, that doesn't mean your > interpretation is correct. In fact it makes no mention excluding the > rights solely to taxation/tariffs. In the case of something like Radio > waves that don't pay attention to political borders, it makes sense > for them to be regulated at the Federal level rather than the State. > Unless, you'd rather have to find a router for your network that only > worked in AZ... >> >> Commerce clause has been false interpreted to extend Federal >> authority. It was put in place to ensure there were no trade tariffs >> between states. Not to regulate commerce as large. >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, Kevin Brown //* wrote: >> >> >> From: Kevin Brown >> Subject: Re: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your >> Cellphone >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 2:07 PM >> >> The FCC exists under the Commerce clause of the US Constitution. >> > Are cellular phones one of the numerated power of the Federal >> Government? >> > >> > >> > ------------------------ >> > Keith Smith >> > >> > --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, ChasM Marshall /> >/* wrote: >> > >> > >> > From: ChasM Marshall > > >> > Subject: RE: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock >> Your >> > Cellphone >> > To: "plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> " >> > > > >> > Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 1:42 PM >> > >> > What am I doing? >> > Well, I've NEVER bought a cell phone. Carriers don't appear >> to be >> > regulated. >> > I've waited half my life just to see "Do Not Call" enforced >> at a >> > Federal level. >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:02:51 -0700 >> > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> > From: l.tuttle@cox.net >> > Subject: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your >> Cellphone >> > >> > Yes, I agree. The question is, "What are you doing about >> it?" An >> > inch at a time..... >> > >> > At 11:00 AM 1/26/2013, Derek Trotter wrote: >> > >> > I can't argue Keith. This is no longer a free country. >> It's >> > not even a republic. It's a bureaucracy. People who are >> > unelected and unaccountable to the people are now >> making the >> > laws and changing them anytime they feel like it. >> > >> > On 01/26/2013 08:28 AM, keith smith wrote: >> > >> > >> > I know some of you do not agree with my limited >> government >> > position, however this is what a run away government >> > does. We pay for our phones with those two year >> > contracts. Our rates would be lower if they did not >> > "subsidize" our phones. These phones are our >> property. >> > >> > Hold onto your seat. This is just an example of how >> a run >> > away government is going to treat it's people. >> > >> > This is not freedom, this is bondage. >> > >> > Th article says in part: >> > >> > The worst-case scenario for an individual or civil >> offense >> > could be as much as a $2,500 fine. As for those >> planning >> > to profit off of the act or a criminal offense -- >> such as >> > a cellphone reseller -- the fine could be as high as >> > $500,000 and include prison time. >> > >> > >> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellphone/story?id=18319518 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------ >> > Keith Smith >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> > >> > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> > > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> > >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the >> obituaries page, and >> > if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." >> > >> > Patrick >> > Moore >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss >> > mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, >> > unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> > > > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." 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