Have you "cut the cord" on EXPENSIVE cable TV? Why or why not? A PBS guide

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123. the FCC isn't an elected body and the President can't "clean house"

The FCC is an "independent" agency whose five Commissioners are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. They serve for staggered five year terms and cannot be removed by the President. If a Commissioner resigns before the end of his/her term, the replacement doesn't start a new five year term, but rather serves until the end of the previous commissioner's term (and can be reappointed/confirmed for a new five year term thereafter).

So good luck with your "cleaning house" idea. To say nothing of the fact that the Chairman is President Obama's old roommate and the two other Democratic Commissioners are (i) the daughter of Rep. James Clyburn, influential member of the House from S.C. and (ii) the former senior advisor to Sen Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Sen. Commerce committee (and she was just sworn in as a member of the Commission six months ago). The Chairman probably will resign within a few months (if not weeks) of the President being sworn in for a second term, but don't expect to see appreciably different policies from his replacement.