FCC loses court battle to let cities build their own broadband
I&#x27;m torn.<p>On one side, I think every community should have the right to build whatever infrastructure they please.<p>On the other, I agree that the FCC is a federal governmental organisation that should not have precedent over a State&#x27;s rights. Something which has been abused by the courts for the last 50 or so years.<p>However I think everyone can agree that what is happening is corrupt. State&#x2F;municipality legislatures are taking money and setting rules. It&#x27;s a tough thing to stop. Can you remember a time when you voted that you were familiar with all the candidates for both state and city positions? I know I can&#x27;t. Not even close. I usually just vote a ticket.<p>Another question is...why do we need representatives at the city level? Can we not design a system to allow citizens to govern themselves?<p>City councils&#x27; are probably the most corrupt governing bodies today. Yet everyone is so concerned with Republican&#x2F;Democrat and the presidential race that we forget what affects us the most, elected city officials. The whole thing is backwards.<p>There are some improvements to local governments, like [OpenGov.com][1], but that is only the first step. The people of a community should get to decide directly if they want to build their own broadband system, or only allow a select few, large corporations, own it.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;opengov.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;opengov.com&#x2F;</a>