Independent Regulatory Agencies (Summary)

Author: Project 2025 Editors

Summary

• Independent regulatory commissions exist within the executive branch, appointed by the President but constitutionally protected from removal, raising issues regarding executive power.
• The FCC, under potential new leadership, aims to address Big Tech dominance, enhance national security, boost economic prosperity, and improve governance and accountability.
• The FCC’s strategies include requiring transparency from Big Tech, reinterpreting Section 230 to limit immunity, and collaborating with Congress to amend laws affecting online platforms.
• Concerns about national security involve restricting Chinese tech companies like Huawei and banning apps like TikTok to prevent foreign influence.
• The Federal Election Commission (FEC) operates with bipartisan agreement to prevent misuse, and any change in its structure to an odd number of members is opposed to maintain impartiality.
• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is criticized for focusing on climate change initiatives rather than facilitating capital formation.
• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under current administration uses antitrust law to address issues beyond economic competition, like climate and diversity, which could dilute its effectiveness in controlling market monopolies.

Analysis

• Implementing FCC’s proposed changes could reduce Big Tech’s unchecked power, increase transparency, and align digital platform governance with democratic values.
• A stricter approach to national security could protect against foreign interference but might strain international relations, particularly with China.
• Maintaining a bipartisan FEC could prevent political weaponization, ensuring fair enforcement of election laws.
• SEC’s focus on non-economic agendas like climate change could divert resources from its primary role of regulating securities markets, potentially stifling economic growth.
• FTC’s expansion into areas like climate and diversity through antitrust enforcement could lead to legal challenges and pushback from businesses, affecting its core mission of maintaining competition.

Tags

• Regulatory Commissions
• FCC
• National Security
• Big Tech Regulation
• Antitrust Law

Read the original chapter text here: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf#page=858

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