[R-390] The politics of BPL

[Rbethman]

All,

    I know we are in an election year.

    Feelings run VERY deep.

    I haven't heard a single peep from the Democrats about this item.  
Therefore I am making an assumption that THEY are for it too.

    This MAY prove to be erroneous.  Time may/will tell.

    I suggest we keep politics in reference to Dem vs Rep out of 
bounds.  Politics starts more wars on-line, on-air, and between 
countries even.

    I sign-off saying John's vote and mine will cancel each other's out.

    My greatest nightmare is Pres. Gore in office on Sep 11, 2001......

Bob - N0DGN

John KA1XC wrote:

>>Hi
>>Well certainly there has been more vocal support for BPL from the party
>>in office.
>>    
>>
>
>No doubt about it Bob, from Bush on down to his *Republican FCC appointees*
>Powell Jr and Ms Abernathy BPL has become part of the party-line.
>
>You know I hate politics because people and parties become so polarized and
>zero-tolerant of the other guy that it's hard to get things done. In my view
>there is virtually no party that is all good or all bad, each has its
>strengths and deficiencies and personalities, and my Independent voter
>status allows me to vote my mind instead of my party.
>
>Each political party has it's own stereo-typed characteristic which for the
>Republicans is
>
>i) favoring big business
>ii) deregulating or loosening regulations to support the above point
>iii) and then the environment suffers.
>
>What I want to point out is that all three of these criteria (which have hit
>home to my hobby) apply to the present BPL situation:
>i) The war-cry is that BPL broadband is what the American economy needs and
>it will create jobs and provide much business to the Utility and
>Communications companies involved.
>ii) The part 15 regulations protecting the radio services need to be relaxed
>to accomplish the above goal.
>iii) The environment which is going to suffer this time is not the air
>quality, water quality, or remote Alaskan wilderness, it's the nation-wide
>RF ENVIRONMENT on which all point to point communication is based.
>
>To me this indicates the FCC has totally lost its direction with respect to
>protecting the RF environment; I'm thinking the EPA should be brought in to
>investigate.
>
>Anyway, come this November it should be no surprise which party I'll NOT be
>voting for.
>73,
>John
>  
>
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