Government to Takeover the Internet

[JohnR]

I heard someone on the news saying this is no different from the 1st Amendment. I wanted to reach through the speaker and slap some dang sense into the moron. It's the very thing the 1st Amendment was written to prevent.

[deadeye]

Well big Gubment decides the citizens need to be supervised, monitored and ultimately taxed for internet use.......

https://www.bostonherald.com/busines...ternet_service

I guess Obummer was telling the truth when he promised to fundamentally change the United States of America.....

Did anyone doubt it? He may well go down in history as the worst pres we've had but so far he is the most successful.

[JohnR]

Did anyone doubt it?

Well, yes. One of our members tried to convince us it was nothing to worry about and we only opposed it because we're Obama-haters.

[knkali]

the beginning of the end.....hope I am wrong though

[ScottM]

"OMG we're all doomed. Doomed I say DOOMED!" - overheard at a bar with Verizon, Comcast and AT&T...*

*not really, but their ability to stifle competition will be reduced as a result of this move. The whole "government takeover" angle was a brilliant marketing spin by their lobbyists. There's a reason they're paid top dollar - they're worth it.

[knkali]

Doomed is a bit strong....perhaps misguided is better.

[deadeye]

Not an Obama hater. Not at all. Just can't stand two faced liars. That's all. No big deal.

[Bawanna]

I am an Obama hater and I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit it.

I think deep down I'm a hater. Especially most folks in politics. Seen a woman this morning discrediting hillary for standing up for womans rights but accepting money from countries that give woman no rights, she's all about the money like most and the woman doing the discrediting will likely die in a major car accident in the next week or two. I can feel it in my cells.

[getsome]

I think "Doomed may be a stretch but yesterday we saw 3 unelected Bureaucrats sign a paper giving the Federal Government the power to control internet content which to me is a very scary prospect....Why do we need more laws, regulations and heavy handed control over something that was just fine the way it was....We are allowing the Nanny State to decide everything for us because they believe we aren't smart enough to think for ourselves....This is rich coming from an administration that spent a Billion dollars trying to build a web site that wouldn't work.....Sad really....Hopefully they will still allow sites like this one that talk about evil "Guns" to exist in their new controlled content universe....

All the Sheeple have to do to lose their freedom is to stand by quietly and allow it to be taken away without a fight....

[Longitude Zero]

I am an Obama hater and I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit it.

I think deep down I'm a hater. Especially most folks in politics.

Agreed.

[TheTman]

From Mozilla.org 2/26/15:

Today will go down in history as the day we won real protections for net neutrality.

After a long campaign, this morning the FCC voted for what we demanded, and
what a few big cable companies did not want: strong, enforceable net
neutrality rules based on classifying broadband as a Title II
communications service. Huge sums were spent lobbying Congress to try to
limit what we can create and build and do online.

We accomplished what seemed impossible: we stood together, took on the goliaths, and won.

This was no small feat. It was the biggest show of public engagement the FCC
had ever seen -- a mass movement of historic proportions. Millions of
public comments flooded Washington on this issue. By banding together,
we've helped to keep the Web open and accessible for everyone, equally.

What's next? We've known all along that cable companies would turn to the
courts if they lost with the FCC, and that's exactly what they're
preparing to do, but they likely have a very difficult road ahead. The
President himself spoke in favor of strong rules to protect net
neutrality. The FCC chairman, a former cable and wireless industry
lobbyist, led the FCC to a vote on the rules we asked for. And anti-net
neutrality bills in Congress have fizzled.

We have built a powerful and unified grassroots movement, and we aren't going anywhere.

We all know this won't be the last time we will need to join together to
protect the Web from those that want to control it. With the net
neutrality fight underway in the European Union, this victory in the
U.S. will hopefully boost efforts there. Mozilla's policy experts are
also keeping an eye on legislation about surveillance, privacy, and
online safety and security just on the horizon.

A handful of growing empires will no doubt try again to take more control
of what is possible and what is imaginable on the Web. I hope we can
call on you to stand with us when the time comes. Strength in numbers --
that's how we win.

Thanks again for your work to make today's outcome possible and for all that you do to protect the open Web.

Mark

Mark Surman
Executive Director

[muggsy]

Is this the Net Neutrality bill? If so, I'm all for it.

I was sure that you would be.

[muggsy]

There was a time in life when my every need was met. I was fed, clothed, and sheltered. By the age of eighteen I couldn't wait to leave my parents home. I was seeking freedom. Now the government wants run my life by telling me what light bulb I have to use and how much water my toilet can flush, what I can and can't eat or drink and how much. I'm draw the line at single ply toilet paper and if the government tries to mandate that, I'm taking up arms. Fokking liberal A-holes.

[diablo53]

Everyone's internet just went up $5 to $10.

Sure, let's make it fair for everybody, and we'll let the government manage it all. Oh, and we can all pay extra for that "fairness." I just don't understand the argument "Let's limit big providers by keeping a monopoly at bay and keeping prices in down. And we all can pay extra for that service."

Kinda like "Let's keep health care costs down by forcing everyone to buy health care insurance."

[Longitude Zero]

Now the US views the Internet the same way that China and N. Korea does. WOW. The FCC is now having an unholy relationship with Communistic governments. Government regulation and control NEVER leads to better service. It ALWAYS lead to worse service at a higher cost.