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Rick Boucher To Chair House Internet Committee

Posted by kdawson on from the friend-in-a-high-place dept.

Misch writes "Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) will be taking the chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Rep. Boucher has been an advocate for consumers rights, is a co-founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus, and has participated in a Slashdot Interview. He was instrumental in defeating key escrow, back in the day."

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  1. He needs to look out... by Urger · · Score: 5, Funny

    A piece of advice to him, before calling anyone wearing a black hat before the committee make sure to check the sub basements for bouncy balls.

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    1. Re:He needs to look out... by idontgno · · Score: 4, Funny

      Perhaps the most on-topic xkcd soundbite ever:

      "...it's like herding lolcats."

      Not posting anonymously, 'cuz it's not whoring if you do it out of love.

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  2. Hopefully by MikeRT · · Score: 4, Funny

    He will not support net neutrality, but rather will support federalizing and then heavily deregulating franchising laws so that cable, telephone and wireless companies don't have to really pay any taxes or face any regulatory burdens when they decide to set up shop in a new market. In addition, hopefully he will support the first half of Lessig's suggestion that the FCC be abolished, but will stop short of creating the "iEPA" (innovation Environmental Protection Agency) replacement. These laws and agencies only serve to enrich the well-connected at the expense of competition.

    1. Re:Hopefully by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

      See, and here I thought the CEOs of the major cable companies would be too busy to post on Slashdot...looks like I was wrong.

    2. Re:Hopefully by Qzukk · · Score: 2, Funny

      heavily deregulating franchising laws

      This would go farther towards real network neutrality than any misguided law. Comcast wants to cut off google and iTunes? That's ok, a half-dozen more companies will show up and advertise the "real internet" to Comcast's customers.

      Bonus points if it leads to the installation of empty conduit, the real infrastructure solution to "wah I don't want everyone and their dog to be ripping up the road every other day!"

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  3. Let me be the first to say... by verbalcontract · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me be the first to say that I, for one, welcome our new sane, Slashdot-answering, fair-use-aware internet overlord.

  4. EXCELLENT CHOICE by rlp · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's honest, smart, knowledgeable. Yet despite those handicaps he's served in Congress for many years.

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  5. Obligatory paraphrasement by seanonymous · · Score: 2, Funny

    "He was instrumental in defeating key escrow, back in the day."

    Another way to say that is that RIck is never going to give you up, never going to let you down.

  6. Re:Red? by Stormx2 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why is the banner red? Communists.

    Isn't red also the colour of the GOP? :/

  7. You may know his brother by Foolicious · · Score: 4, Funny

    His brother is Bobby Boucher -- who was a standout linebacker and special teams player at South Central Louisiana State University.

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