Trump Names Two Opponents of Net Neutrality To Oversee FCC Transition Team (gizmodo.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: President-elect Donald Trump has appointed two new advisers to his transition team that will oversee his FCC and telecommunications policy agenda. Both of the new advisers are staunch opponents of net neutrality regulations. Jeff Eisenach, one of the two newly appointed advisers, is an economist who has previously worked as a consultant for Verizon and its trade association. In September 2014, Eisenach testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee and said, "Net neutrality would not improve consumer welfare or protect the public interest." He has also worked for the conservative think-tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and in a blog post wrote, "Net neutrality is crony capitalism pure and simple." Mark Jamison, the other newly appointed adviser, also has a long history of battling against net neutrality oversight. Jamison formerly worked on Sprint's lobbying team and now leads the University of Florida's Public Utility Research Center. Both Eisenach and Jamison are considered leading adversaries of net neutrality who worked hard to prevent the rules from being passed last year. For the uninitiated, the rules passed last year prevent companies internet providers from discriminating against any online content or services. For example, without net neutrality rules, internet providers like Comcast and Verizon could charge internet subscribers more for using sites like Netflix. The FCC's net neutrality rules would protect consumers from paying exorbitant fees for internet use.

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[Okian Warrior]

I have to say it, folks. Looking across the pond and seeing what's going on in the US right now is so patently absurd, words fail me. I'm seriously worried.

Here's a cheat sheet that might help:

1) Trump is not a monster
2) It's premature to judge before he takes office
3) Clinton would arguably be as bad or worse. (Or better, or completely different, no one knows.)
4) He won fair and square
5) Nothing so far warrants armed revolt

And as a followup to #5 above, nothing warrants your characterization of "absurd".

I know that this doesn't track with the MSM narrative, but they were wrong about a lot of things.

Let's not pass judgement on things that haven't happened.

Re: I feel sorry for you guys. No joke.

[Anonymous Coward]

Liberals have been trying their hardest to strip your right to defend yourself for decades. Either you are for the right to defend yourself or are a liberal, but not both.

Again, reality was never on their side.