My take on the Facebook hearings places me in the same position as our clueless Congressional body. My position nonetheless is slightly different than those public officials who took on a task wholly unprepared. In 1975 Senate hearings on the matter of exactly how grain movement occurred, chaired by Senator Frank Church started the hearings by inviting Cargill (a grain merchant) who was questioned for only one day. The other four world merchants — Continental, Bunge, Louis-Dreyfus, and Andres — were never questioned and little information was revealed about worldwide grain positioning at marketplaces around the world.

Mr. Zuckerburg held his own for the two day hearings. It is apparent Congress will stand down on this very private social intercourse where users control content. When ethical concerns arise, the courts should decide when ethical and personal matters are breached.

Facebook has a lifespan of at least one decade without interference or federal regulations. Congress would do well to allow this social phenomenon to exist  without interference and concentrate on budget excesses and matters of jobs for middle-class American workers who are woefully neglected. I am quick to point out the loss of too many American businesses ruined by their job loss.

Tom Rogers

Moultrie, Ga.