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Originally Posted by MrPinks
I am really losing any hope that FSC will get this shot down. Why are they only asking for comment on the financial side of things? There are many other issues that they should be seeking comments for such things as privacy. I really have doubt that this will turn out in our favor but I am still going to submit my comments.
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I have very serious doubts that the FSC has asked for these specific comments haphazardly. I feel that one line of reasoning is that this current administration is well versed in justifying their own actions that skirt privacy concerns (FISA, Gitmo, and etc.). Therefore, attacking the regulations on the premise that it creates an enormous and undue financial burden could be a novel and (hopefully) effective method of nipping this in the bud. The First Amendment and privacy concerns are, in my humble opinion, a set of abstract and liquid ideas that change from person to person... but money is money, figures are figures, and you can put objective and concrete figures onto a sheet of paper and say, "look, this won't work and here's why."
This doesn't mean that the privacy issue goes away... hell, it might even be a good idea to keep that in their back pocket and then if the proposed regulations do actually go through, then they can pull it out for when there's (and oh god I hope there is) a Democratic administration.
Just my
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