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by _5ysi 3214 days ago
Yes this is true but it is not a productive practice nor helpful. These responses are supposed to be comments; well formed opinions and policy suggestions which policy makers can read to gain perspective. Its not a system for voting.

It is OK to think that US citizens should have a more direct, democratic say in the power structures that control the internet. But FCC comments can never be a good vehicle for this. To those currently upset at the FCC over the rollback of an Obama era rule, I would invite you to critically consider what parts of the communications acts are actually constitutional and whether photons superimposed across state lines should fall under the scope of the interstate commerce clause or the bill of rights.