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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 digitalaudiorock on Wednesday January 17 2018, @07:59PM (1 child)

    by digitalaudiorock (688) on Wednesday January 17 2018, @07:59PM (#623757) Journal

    C'mon, TMB, own this! Republicans are against liberty! It was Obama policy, overturned by Ajit, Trump's man at the FCC, on purpose, as part of long-standing Republican policy.

    Yes...not to mention that this is in response to an FCC decision driven by the three Republican commissioners who were at odds with the two Democrats! But no...we're supposed to chant "both sides are the same" and assume the Dems just got "lucky" this time? I mean fuck me anyway. Yes...own this one for sure.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 17 2018, @08:16PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday January 17 2018, @08:16PM (#623770) Journal

    He's not going to "own it," and for pretty much the same reason all these shithead politicians never "own it" when they fuck up: ego. The darkly hilarious part of this is that he thinks he's somehow different from them deep down. I guess the horseshoe effect works for individuals as well as collectives :)

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