FCC Declares Intention To Enforce Net Neutrality

Unequivocal writes "The FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, told Congress today that the 'Federal Communications Commission plans to keep the Internet free of increased user fees based on heavy Web traffic and slow downloads. ...Genachowski... told The Hill that his agency will support "net neutrality" and go after anyone who violates its tenets. "One thing I would say so that there is no confusion out there is that this FCC will support net neutrality and will enforce any violation of net neutrality principles," Genachowski said when asked what he could do in his position to keep the Internet fair, free and open to all Americans. The statement by Genachowski comes as the commission remains locked in litigation with Comcast. The cable provider is appealing a court decision by challenging the FCC's authority to penalize the company for limiting Web traffic to its consumers.' It looks like the good guys are winning, unless the appeals court rules against the FCC."

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Re:Two-edged sword

[Shakrai]

I say this because the poster appears to claim that the Republicans weren't really conservative.

They aren't. What's Conservative about a massive expansion of an already bankrupt entitlement program? What's Conservative about an expanded role for the Federal Government in education? What's Conservative about responding to an attack on our country by telling people to go shopping?

You can call the GOP of the last eight years many things but Conservative is not one of them.

While I'm not saying the parent does this, but acting like hooligans nonviolent or otherwise in order to obstruct the government helps no one, not even themselves.

How was he trying to obstruct the government and what's wrong with doing so?