Phil Kane wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:08:36 GMT, KØHB wrote:

Which raises the next question --- who CARES what the FCC wants.

I care what the FCC wants. Whether I think that they are on the
right track or not is not the issue.

Yep, that's one issue.

Another is how to craft proposals that have a chance of being enacted.
Knowing
what the FCC wants is part of how to do that.

We the people engage professionals to do a job, in this case, be the
"Highway Patrol of the Airwaves". We frustrate that by second-guessing
them at every turn, telling them that we know better, and thereby not
letting them do the job that we hired them for.

OTOH we do have to tell them what we want and don't want. Doesn't mean
we'll get all of it, but not saying anything is a sure way to get
things we don't
want.

If the bottom line is that the folks we engage do not do a
professional job, throw then out and get folks who will.

YES!

This
presumes that you have better professional qualifications than they
do.

Well, maybe...

Consider that the President, who is Commander in Chief, isn't required
to have any military experience. Or that the FCC Commissioners aren't
required to have engineering experience or degrees....

As an employer you know that scenario very well.

They should serve the wants of the people, not the other way around.

No, they should provide for the NEEDS of the people.

Yep - all the people.

Otherwise,
it's like letting the kids live on candy bars and soda rather than
health-giving food.

And stay up late whenever they want to, etc.

Good analogy!

Happy New Year to y'all.

Happy New Year, Phil, and good to see you again.

73 de Jim, N2EY