Democrats, Minority Groups Question Net Neutrality Push

uuddlrlrab writes "A group of 72 Democratic lawmakers is the latest to question the US Federal Communications Commission's move to create new net neutrality regulations. Democrats, including US President Barack Obama, have generally supported new rules that would prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content, but the group of 72 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter Thursday to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, saying they're concerned that new regulations would slow down investment in broadband networks. A coalition of minority groups made their objections known as well, saying, 'We are concerned that some of the proposed regulations on the Internet could, as applied, inhibit the goal of universal access and leave disenfranchised communities further behind.' This follows news from earlier in the week that similar letters were sent by a group of 44 tech companies and a group of 18 Republican senators." It's worth noting that the FCC is receiving letters in support of the net neutrality regulations as well. One such is from a group of internet pioneers, which includes Vint Cerf and Stephen Crocker.

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Don't worry, the government will make it better

[Anonymous Coward]

SSSUUURRREEE they will.

Believe that crap and I'll sell you a bridge. And some swampland.

Giving the government more power so they can regulate the internet just means the government will attract that much more money from special interests and lobbyists trying to influence that power.

So the golden rule will apply: those that have the gold make the rules.

Better to not give the government the power in the first place. It's not like "We the people" will ever get it back.

Of course, Democrat voters always vote to give more power and money to the government, then for some strange reason act totally surprised when the government either fucks up or misuses or downright abuses that power. If Democrat FDR hadn't set up massive federal police forces like the FBI and Democrat Harry Truman the CIA and the foundations of the NSA, those forces couldn't be used against the US populace under the Patriot Act. Doh! Maybe the "Dummycrat" epithet is well-earned.

Yeah, that may be flame-bait. But it sure as shit is true: Democrat voters vote for more taxes and power to the government, then they're the ones who act surprised that power and money get misused.

How about growing up and not expecting the government to hold your wee-wee and otherwise take care of you?

Re:It's about the Fairness Doctrine and control

[4D6963]

What the fuck does that have to do with Internet connections, and why should any telco company give a crap if people have running water? You're a dumbass, you still don't fucking get it, if you think that for people to go to church every week is more important than the Internet then good for you, but no one else gives a god damn about your stupid fucking priorities that have no fucking thing to do with any mother fucking thing that's being talked about.