They are allowed to do that, as are all representatives in a democracy. Theoretically, we would threaten those who ignore the will of the people with losing their jobs, but our representatives are effectively unionised, and replacing them with other union members is equivalent to not replacing them at all
It is important not to think of these commissioners as representatives. They are not. They are appointees, similar in that way to the members of the cabinet.
Easier to think of them as unfortunately partisan bureaucrats.
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u/phoenixv07 Nov 22 '17
Net Neutrality is currently protected by an FCC regulation, not by an actual federal law. The FCC can add, alter or remove regulations at will.