Topic: Internet Rules

Representative Greg Walden, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, called for Congress to "legislate the rules of the internet" to end regulatory uncertainty. The hosts highlight this as a clear admission of the government's intent to exert authority over the web. They play clips of FCC commissioners testifying on their definitions of an "open internet."

The Virginia Attorney General warns that the FCC is moving to regulate the internet despite a 2010 court ruling stating they lacked the authority to do so. This move is described as a "brazen disregard for the rule of law" by the Obama administration. In response, the hosts promote their "podcast licenses" as a humorous way for creators to claim authorization when government regulators eventually "knock on the door."