And in agreement with what you wrote, IF the FCC had meant this to be a
popularity contest, then it would have been called a VOTE.

IF the FCC had meant to gather information and rationale regarding the
requirement for or against Morse Code testing then it would have been called
a COMMENT.

Care to look and see what the FCC called it?


Jim




If the FCC were mandated to accept the simple majority of
comments, either way you look at it, Morse Code testing (in the United
Staes) in one form or another would be staying for some time to come.
Steve, K4YZ

IF the FCC were so mandated, but we all know they are
not bound by any "voting" analogy. What also is obvious
to those that have been around long enough is that
the current "score" is a dramatic shift from opinions
within the amateur community as compared to prior
efforts to "score" support (98-143) or back when the
first efforts to bring a nocode license began.