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Democrats Say They Have 50 Votes in Senate to Overrule Net Neutrality Repeal

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday January 17 2018, @03:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the tip-your-hand dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

Senate Democrats have put together 50 votes for a measure meant to block the Federal Communications Commission's December decision to end net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration.

Democrats are just one GOP vote shy of the 51-vote threshold for a Senate resolution of disapproval, which would strike down the FCC's December rules change.

"With full caucus support," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, "it's clear that Democrats are committed to fighting to keep the internet from becoming the Wild West where ISPs are free to offer premium service to only the wealthiest customers while average consumers are left with far inferior options."

The Democrats' effort won the support of its first Republican backer, Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), last Tuesday.

The Hill

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday January 17 2018, @07:41PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Wednesday January 17 2018, @07:41PM (#623745) Journal

    But if the threat of Trump gets them to temporarily align their actions with something that might accidentally be good for voters, then again I'd have to say Trump has been better in the Whitehouse than Hillary would have been.

    And somehow you'll still say this with a straight face on the day Trump vetoes it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18 2018, @02:26AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18 2018, @02:26AM (#623967)

    Trump's victory has motivated activists more than Hillary's would have. There's more support for organizations such as the Justice Democrats and Our Revolution, which are trying to replace corporate democrats with better candidates to improve the party as a whole. It seems that when a democrat is in power, even if they are corporatists like Obama, many progressive-minded individuals just go to sleep. Sometimes you need to lose in the short-term in order to win in the long-term. Whether or not enough people make use of this great opportunity is another matter.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18 2018, @04:46AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18 2018, @04:46AM (#624013)

      I'll admit, if Clinton had won, I probably be complacent right now and happily moving on with my life in a world where a key achievement was unlocked. Instead a pussy-grabber won. I'm happy to let #MeToo run amok, because right now we live in a country where it's ok that women are sexual objects.