If this Baltimore Sun article is accurate, it's worse than that as it sounds like the FCC is overriding a law passed by Congress and not just (re)setting a rule.
reply> The 39% cap was established by Congress in 2004.
1. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/08/06/federal-communicatio...
And what is this Congress going to do about it? Nothing.
replyWell, you see, under the current administration, everything is allowed.
reply> Doesn't that mean agencies like this are not free to set their own rules when a law is ambiguous?
replyAgencies can say whatever they want but courts are not required to defer to them when this inevitably goes to a lawsuit.
Thanks. That actually makes it make more sense, chevron doctrine applied to courts and what they can/can't do.
replyEdit: made applies past tense
The difference in this case is that the victims are the general public, who don't even own a single lobbyist and can be safely ignored.
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