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Which branch of government is the FCC?

It's the Executive Branch, which is headed by PotUS

Executive, with rule-making authority. (Rules that can be changed by the legislative branch)

Precisely. Which is why it will end up being decided by the courts. Because the legislative branch hasn't passed a law. The unelected, unaccountable committee that changes at the whim of the president is not the place to legislate. If you want to pass a law, pass a law.

Unelected in a way, but their boss is elected, and they are absolutely accountable. There is no “whim” upon which these rules change, there was however an election that replaced their boss with someone else.

You either care about accountability and therefore laud their changing position based on that accountability, or you’re just parroting a blind argument conservatives have been making for a number of years now because you don’t like their most recent decision.

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