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Last month, Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that would prevent internet service providers from selling your personal web browsing and app usage data. It was a decision that's unpopular across the country, regardless of party affiliation. If the politicians that voted in favor of the reversal thought no one would notice, there are some big ass signs in their districts that say otherwise.
The internet activists at the non-profit Fight for the Future have crowdfunded four billboards, so far, that shame the members of congress that voted for the repeal. The lawmakers that have the honor of being called out will now have to see their face along the highway when they return home. Those lucky few are Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Rutherford (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). These four lawmakers accepted a combined $196,905 in campaign contributions from the telecom industry in the last election cycle. Blackburn, in particular, has been a longtime enemy of net neutrality. Just last year, she brought up SOPA and tried to frame it as an initiative that would have increased cybersecurity.
(Score: 5, Informative) by idiot_king on Sunday May 07 2017, @02:55PM (22 children)
This is an excellent case of using Free Speech to fight back against the Republicans. Raising public awareness of their treachery and corruption will hopefully sway things back in our favor. But of course we need to keep the heat on for the next 4 years as much as we can.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:00PM (15 children)
Sounds good. Now if you'd do the same to the Democrats we'd be in business.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:13PM (11 children)
Who said anything about Democrats? This article is about something the Republicans did wrong, and it's screwing ordinary Americans.
Every time anyone says anything negative about the Republicans, do we always have to say, "But the Democrats are bad too!"? Is this some kind of political correctness so that conservatives can avoid being offended or something? Everyone is equal, Kumbaya?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:20PM (3 children)
It's a false dichotomy. Making the distinction on party is a distraction from the core issue of privileged people doing bad things.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:24PM (2 children)
If privileged people weren't able to get away with doing bad things then they wouldn't be privileged now would they.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @11:27PM (1 child)
It's possible to become privileged without doing really bad things.
However some people can't help themselves being psychopaths.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday May 08 2017, @03:14PM
I will agree that it could be possible that someone could become privileged without doing bad things.
Once someone is privileged, it is impossible for them to not do bad things and become psychopaths from that point on. They can soothe their conscience with charitable foundations and the like. But the things they do to help a few can not make up for the bad things they do that screw over everyone else.
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(Score: 2, Disagree) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:23PM (5 children)
Oh, I'm sorry, did you miss the implied "Us vs. Them" in the OP's post that I was correcting the definition of "Them" in? I can write up a journal on spotting the blindingly obvious if you think it'd help.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Whoever on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:43PM
Because the Democrats also voted to allow ISPs to sell browsing history..... oh wait, they didn't.
What TMB is trying to do is deflect legitimate criticism of the Republicans by attempting to push a false equivalency.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:18PM (3 children)
Hey, fuckstick, the GOP has complete control over the government. So now they don't get to blame anyone else. "You won, get over it," as it were. Shut your useless corpse-molesting beak with the false equivalencies already; we can ALL see what you're doing.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:50PM (1 child)
While the factual assertion is literally true, the Democrats were also quite corrupt. Just with a slightly different base. The Democrats, after all, gifted us with the DMCA. Written and paid for by MPAA and RIAA lawyers.
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 07 2017, @06:39PM
Well, yeah, no argument there. I'm an Independent, not a Democrat, I just vote lesser of two evils (which isn't, by the way always Democrat...though nearly always). Still, when the difference is crap pop culture vs healthcare, there's not a hell of a lot of comparison, you know? :/
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday May 08 2017, @01:48AM
Did I say any different? You should try arguing with what I actually say instead of a strawman once in a while.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @10:34PM
No, you dumb bitch. People who complain about one party as if their party is virtuous is what is being complained about. You government loving, partisan morons are the problem. Both your stupid parties are the vilest of whores.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @11:16PM (1 child)
Chelsea Manning!
Does that work with you as well as it works with Runaway?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday May 08 2017, @01:47AM
Nah. I don't give a shit if you call him Brad, Chelsae, or Sparkle the Wonder Pony.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @11:25PM
They couldn't afford 100 billboards.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Gaaark on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:30PM (3 children)
Don't watch Trump and his party.... WATCH THEM ALL!!
You think Hillary wouldn't have fecked you hard some other way?
WATCH THEM ALL and as George Carlin said, "Don't trust anything the government tells you" You watch them, ignore what they say and look between the lines, but DON'T TRUST YOUR GOVERNMENT.
I wish GC was alive and on TV today to give us some insight on how hard the motherfuckers and cocksuckers are shitting and pissing and fucking us. Tits. Cunts.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @04:26PM
Ah yes... It's All Of Them (c), everyone's responsible, who knew it was so complicated?
(Score: 2) by http on Sunday May 07 2017, @04:51PM (1 child)
Carlin has already given us the necessary insight.
I browse at -1 when I have mod points. It's unsettling.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday May 07 2017, @11:30PM
What was Carlins general insight?
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Sunday May 07 2017, @08:09PM (1 child)
Raising public awareness of treachery and corruption is a good plan. But what happens in 4 years? I hope the plan at that time is something better than "replace some of the scumbags with different scumbags who will fuck us over in slightly different but mostly the same ways."
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Monday May 08 2017, @12:36AM
> But what happens in 4 years?
Length of term Two years
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives [wikipedia.org]