[opendtv] Re: Food for thought
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:20:57 -0800
What really matters is if it's followed. So far, that's the case. Who has
standing to petition the courts and among those, whose ax is being gored?
Also, there's a wrinkle if Congress amends the law.
John Willkie
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> On Behalf Of Tom Barry
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:06 PM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Food for thought
>
> More food for thought:
>
> ----------quote------------
> But wait - there's more. The analog cutoff law, enacted by Congress as
> part of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005,
> directs the FCC "to take all steps necessary to require, by February 18,
> 2009, that full-power television stations stop analog broadcasting." But
> apparently, due to another "clerical error," the House and Senate
> versions of the bill were not the same - but the President at least
> signed one version into law. Now, I'm no expert on Constitutional Law,
> but some sources claim that this violates the Constitution, and thus the
> law is invalid.
> ---------------------------
>
> If the law turning off analog TV in 2009 is invalid and unconstitutional
> then it is no law at all. But without that legislation analog TV is
> already illegal, at least with the various 85% qualifications. So we
> legally should have turned it off at the end of last year. There was no
> legal extension.
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
> Mark Schubin wrote:
> > http://displaydaily.com/page/2/
> >
> > If this doesn't show the February 12 edition, go top the bottom and
> > click "Previous" until you get it.
> >
> > TTFN,
> > Mark
> >
> >
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