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New 'Net Neutrality' Bill Introduced

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the politics-the-fastest-way-to-foul-something-up dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Reps Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chip Pickering (R-MS) introduced the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008' (HR 5353) this week. The proposed legislation [PDF] would not legislate what is and is not 'neutral'. Instead, it would add a section to the 'Broadband Policy' section of the Communications Act which spells out principles the FCC is expected to uphold, in addition to having them hold summits which would 'assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues related to broadband Internet access services' and make it easy for citizens to submit comments or complaints online."

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  1. We need a new internet also by zymano · · Score: -1, Troll

    Our current one is maxed out. It wasn't built for video.

    I think we need business,government and scholars to get the ball moving.

    We need to just scrap the internet and find a new architecture.

    1. Re:We need a new internet also by Brian+Gordon · · Score: -1, Troll

      This is like the 5th comment that you've said the exact same thing and said the same grating "congresscritter". YES I am all talk and no action.. I read slashdot, obviously I'm way too afraid of the government to actually participate in politics

    2. Re:We need a new internet also by Brian+Gordon · · Score: -1, Troll

      When the whole point was to spam the beginning of the story to get exposure to leekspin.info from my sig... I've won

  2. Re:Non news by Brian+Gordon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because one vote doesn't matter, which is why I don't vote. And which is why I don't want to waste my time writing a letter when I know my congressmen aren't going to waste their time worrying about my one vote- the only thing that can make a difference is a mountain of mail, and it'll still be a mountain without my letter in it. Why do you think your opinion matters? You're a face in a crowd, and majority rules, not you. Thats freedom- sucks doesn't it?

  3. This FP fo8 gNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    by BSDI who 5ell a BSD over other I have a life to

  4. Re:Non news by Brian+Gordon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh lawd, here comes Reason to shatter your illusions. It's only dumb when there's a systemic breakdown in voting confidence- when everyone on slashdot realizes that they're better off doing something else because one vote, one letter can't possibly make a difference in a nation of 300 million. You can't possibly deny my specific statement- that my vote doesn't make a difference. It's statisitically absurd to suppose that 1 vote could ever make a difference. Plus all that libertarian squawking about legitimizing their power that you're going to come up against if you start politicking on slashdot.

  5. Re:Non news by Brian+Gordon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well.. they were stupid. I didn't ask for them to die, and I seriously doubt many of them were dying to defend freedoms- probably most of them died because they were forced to by the draft. I don't know what was up with the revolutionary war militia, but I certainly don't owe anything to them. Have you ever seen Full Metal Jacket? I like the scene where mother laughs in the reporter's face and asks incredulously "You think we're dying for freedom?"

  6. Re:Non news by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's a pretty stupid parliament-man or whatever you call them over there, then. That less than 1% is the only part of their constituency that cares enough about the issues to mail in letters. As long as that 1% doesn't raise enough public awareness, the rest of the voters aren't going to care. That one letter counts for one vote.