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| House Overturns FCC 'Net-Neutrality' Rules |
| 2011-04-08 |
| There is so much double-talk and weasel-speak surrounding 'net-neutrality' that I assume it is more socialist mischief being enabled by the MSM. But anyway... The House of Representatives approved a resolution to overturn the FCC's Internet rules with a 240 to 179 vote. Only six House Democrats voted in favor of the proposal, which drew support mostly from Republicans. It is unlikely the proposal will pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and earlier this week the White House threatened to veto the measure if it lands on President Barack Obama's desk. The new rules would prohibit Internet providers from deliberately blocking or slowing legal Internet sites or services. The agency approved the new rules in December over the objections of Republican FCC members, who argued that the agency doesn't have the authority to enforce the new rules. "There is no crisis warranting government intervention," said Rep. Greg Walden (R, Ore.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton of Michigan, agreed, saying that "the Internet is not broken and this bill will assure that the FCC does not break it." |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #6 Barb is right. The Fed has done nothing right at all in more than 20 years. I see longer. They half ass or screw up everything worse. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-04-08 22:55 |
| #5 I'm against allowing the federal gummint to regulate the internet in any way. Be assured they'd f*** it up. Royally. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-08 22:30 |
| #4 The problem with 'Net Neutrality' is that it isn't. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-04-08 21:45 |
| #3 the FCC under "Butch Patrick" Genachowski has shown no congressional mandate allowing them to do any of this. I suspect the title has absolutely no connection to the underlying powers that could be abused, given the FCC's overreach. It is a creeping control over net gateways/sites. How long before the FCC decides that in the interest of net neutrality, Fred can't moderate comments? Far fetched? so was providing taxpayer bailouts to foreign banks without telling us |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-08 21:26 |
| #2 Mixed emotions here. I prefer Net-Neutrality. Hate these mega-corps that try to own everything and no trustbusters breaking them up. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-04-08 18:36 |
| #1 Anyone else find it refreshing that the republican house has done more legislation work in three months than the entire dhimocrat bunch did the previous two years? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-04-08 18:28 |