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What is John McCain, who admits to not knowing how to use a computer, doing introducing a bill to block net neutrality?
The FCC voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with the debate in an effort to formalize net neutrality guidelines. Senator John McCain followed up by introducing a bill that would prohibit the FCC from governing communications.
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McCain’s bill, the Internet Freedom Act, seeks to do the opposite of what its name implies by ensuring that broadband and wireless providers can discriminate and throttle certain traffic while giving preferential treatment to other traffic. Basically, those in power or those who pay more will have better access. Apparently we have different definitions of ‘freedom’.
Given the circumstances, you know this was written by lobbyists.
What’s on your mind tonight?
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The guy could have been our President. All He’s done since He returned to the Senate is try to cause problems, because of His madness over not winning.
This guy has milked the system way to long already, and should have been put out to pasture long long ago.
When are the people going to get wise to guys like this.
this because it applies to healthcare/insurance reform,the financial industry,the consurmer ‘protection’ agency, and basically everything FDL’ers care about:
“In addition, though proponents of the bill play down the smaller-bank exemption by pointing out that the proposed agency could send its examiners to bank reviews if it chose to, the question remains whether the agency will have the resources needed to send examiners to every bank exam. If it doesn’t have the bodies or the resources, it just can’t do it.
(AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE ‘STRESS TESTS’ THAT THE BANKS WERE SUPPOSEDLY PUT THROUGH !! )
That could lead to problems in the future if the current language in the bill makes it into law. If the new agency could send its examiners to check on things like deceptive credit card and lending practices at smaller banks — but it isn’t mandated — the next fight could be over funding.
“It’s a time-honored lobbying trick,” said someone involved in the current debate, who spoke candidly on the condition of anonymity. If the current provision survives, “the next fight will be to scale back [the agency's] funding, to tinker with its resources,” this person said. “There’s a lot of ways to skin a cat.”
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/23/obama-administration-prai_n_332358.html
written by lobbyists – it’s bipartisan baaaaby!
Jason,didn’t see this in a fdl blog today or in a diary; how did we miss it? Seems like something to scream to ‘high heaven’ about:
“55 GOPers Opposed to Public Option Covered by Medicare
New figures released by New York Democratic Congress member Anthony Weiner, meanwhile, show that 151 lawmakers in both chambers are currently covered by the government-funded health program Medicare. The list includes fifty-five Republicans who Weiner says have “steadfastly opposed” the public option. Weiner said, “They apparently think the public option is OK for them, but not anyone else.”
Thats over 25 % of ALL ‘legislators’ !!
From here.
Ha, I guess it’s so expected nobody thought to write it up! Party of No!
‘Freedom’ in wingnutteristic, means free from government protection. Net ‘responsibility’, likely to be taken to task for anything said on it detrimental to winger interests, no doubt shortly to follow.
McCrazy is so lame it is almost cruel to point out his lameness. But just to say enough….obviously he likes blonds or young dum-bos. But we have heard enough of his crazy ideas: Exhibit A: Palin. If we write him out of the script, he will have to leave the stage. Please. I can still see his crazy, snarky laugh as he rudely ridiculed Obama. He has no sense and no class.