Net Neutrality Bill Sails Through the House But Faces an Uncertain Political Future (washingtonpost.com)

House lawmakers on Wednesday approved a Democrat-backed bill (alternative source) that would restore rules requiring AT&T, Verizon and other Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally, marking an early step toward reversing one of the most significant deregulatory moves of the Trump era. From a report: But the net neutrality measure is likely to stall from here, given strong Republican opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate and the White House, where aides to President Trump this week recommended that he veto the legislation if it ever reaches his desk. The House's proposal, which passed by a vote of 232-190, would reinstate federal regulations that had banned AT&T, Verizon and other broadband providers from blocking or slowing down customers' access to websites. Adopted in 2015 during the Obama administration, these net neutrality protections had the backing of tech giants and startups as well as consumer advocacy groups, which together argued that strong federal open Internet protections were necessary to preserve competition and allow consumers unfettered access to movies, music and other content of their choice.

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Re:Voting matters!

[jellomizer]

That is a very over simplistic view. Unless you are a one issue voter.
Right now I am not Happy with the GOP. Mostly due to the the fact that Trump Stands for Cruelty Division and rarely anti-intellectualism, and for the most part the GOP Leadership has been silent, even as he opposes values that use to be strong in the GOP area, mostly because He ran for President with the Republican Party. I think both parties are the same, because if someone like Trump ran and won for the Democratic side, then the Democrat Leadership would probably be just as silent while the GOP will be in all outrage.

Net Neutrality isn't a liberal or a conservative issue. I can see both side supporting and or rejecting applying a Left wing or a Right wing philosophy to it. But because it had gotten some serious Lobbing from big money makers it became a partisan issue. Because it is a two party system, have to prioritize all are views, and pick the lesser of two evils.