Republican Platform To Include Internet Freedom Plank

First time accepted submitter jay.madison writes "The new Republican Party platform includes language which promises action to promote freedom on the Internet. The move is being driven by Rand Paul's libertarian wing of the party. The text, which is still in draft form, says Republicans will work to guarantee that 'individuals retain the right to control the use of their data by third parties,' and that 'personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach.' Republicans would resist moves toward international governance of the Internet, and seek to 'remove regulatory barriers that protect outdated technologies and business plans from innovation and competition, while preventing legacy regulation from interfering with new technologies such as mobile delivery of voice and video data as they become crucial components of the Internet ecosystem.' The platform is due to be adopted at the Republican National Convention next week."

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Re:Not so fast

[lightknight]

Are you implying that the Democrats, in any way, shape, or form, are any different from the Republicans? I see an immense division over trivial issues. It's like having a world war over 'what color barns should be painted, pink or orange?'

I have to give a round of applause *golf clap* to whoever orchestrated this little design here; I'd want to shake his / her / their hand, buy them a drink, and possibly have my photo taken with them, because it's a f*cking class act. Of all the things in this Universe two parties of a small country, on a tiny planet, orbiting an almost non-existent star could argue about, it's this. That's some top of the line social engineering; you fight over trivial battles that mean nothing, and the rest of the country continues on auto-pilot. Let's face it people, the Earth is the B-Ark.

I'm going back to drinking. I hate being sober during election years, it's too f*cking depressing.