[EpiphanyMachine]

I think the FCC is trying to remove that ability from States now because federal law overrules state law.

> The Attorneys General are hardly alone on this one. As Reuters notes, Mozilla, Vimeo and Etsy also joined forces today to file a legal challenge, while governors in six states have signed executive orders and three states have passed their own net neutrality laws.

[kevin_b_er]

The goal is to forbid net neutrality as a policy of the Republican Party. Net neutrality is seen as "bad for buisness", but in reality is bad for those that pay off the party and Ajit Pai.

[chimeracoder]

> I think the FCC is trying to remove that ability from States now because federal law overrules state law.

Sort of. The relationship between federal and state law is complex, and it's actually disputed whether the attempts to prevent states from enacting their own net neutrality laws are themselves constitutional.

[craftyguy]

> because federal law overrules state law

The FCC does not (and cannot) pass laws.

[monocasa]

The FCC gains it's authority to create regulation from federal law though.

[Calib3r]

Which many argue as unconstitutional.

We've essentially given an unelected group of people a blank check.