Commissioner Copps Votes No On Sirius XM Merger FCC Commissioner Copps has opted not to bring a counter proposal to the table, and simply go with a ?NO? vote on the proposed Sirius and XM merger. According to the Wall Street Journal, Copps made his decision on Monday, July 22nd. The ?NO? vote by Copps represents the first commissioner to go against the proposed merger. The merger now has had three of the five commissioners cast their votes. MARTIN - YES MCDOWELL - YES COPPS - NO ADELSTEIN - UNDECIDED TATE - UNDECIDED It is widely an