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Senate Bill to Block Net Neutrality Repeal Now Has 40 Co-Sponsors (thehill.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the fast-tracked dept.

New submitter Rick Schumann writes: The senate bill to block the FCC repeal of Obama-era internet net neutrality rules now has 40 co-sponsors, up from the 30 co-sponsors it had yesterday. The bill, being driven by Senate minority Democrats, requires only a simple majority vote in order to be passed, although Washington insiders are currently predicting the bill will fail. "The bill would use authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the FCC's repeal from going into effect," reports The Hill. "And with more than 30 senators on board, the legislation will be able to bypass the committee approval process and Democrats will be able to force a vote on the floor."

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  1. OK... by Brett+Buck · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, they are actually making a law about it, as they should have in the first place, rather than a proclamation from an unelected regulatory body? Seems like that is exactly what *should* happen.

    1. Re:OK... by Obfuscant · · Score: 4, Insightful

      So, they are actually making a law about it,

      No, this is not a law about NN, it is a law ordering the FCC to continue an Obama policy, which was a proclamation from an unelected regulatory body. Kicking the can, so to speak, instead of doing what they should.

    2. Re:OK... by spitzak · · Score: 4, Insightful

      nobody but the left really cares

      This is because some are being lied to, capitalizing on their inability to distinguish the word "neutrality" from "communist plot".

      When the right sees the internet turned into a giant Safe Space where nonconforming opinions are not allowed because they hurt business, and there is no more free porn, they might realize they were misled.

  2. Allow right of way to the polls and conduits by Karmashock · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... literally the whole problem is the result of government created monopolies where in a few companies are allowed to run cable and no one else is...

    https://www.wired.com/2013/07/...

    A little competition and the entire argument becomes moot.

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  3. Pass or Fail, it'll have an impact by Rick+Schumann · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If this passes a vote, then Net Neutrality lives to see another day.
    If it doesn't pass, then those who voted against it will have declared themselves on the issue.
    Either way it's time for them all to get off the fence.

  4. The Internet is a necessary public utility. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "... who owns the cables on the poles?"

    Cities and counties should own and lease dark fiber. The Internet is a necessary public utility, like water, electricity, natural gas, sewage, and trash pickup.

  5. Re:19 Senate Democrats... by Obfuscant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the Republicans can't seem to find anybody to run who isn't either racist, xenophobic, homophobic, or some combination of the above. All they would have to do is find one single fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican to run,

    and the next day the Democrats would be running ads accusing him of being racist, xenophobic, homophobic, or some other similar thing, and your initial statement would still be true.