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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.
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Thursday January 18 2018, @01:23AM
I tend to go with both political parties are almost always harmful.
Occasionally I am surprised - the first two Obama years, when the Dems were ascendant, were not nearly as bad as the Bush years (and OPG the Trump year we've had... OMG), but that was some kind of freak event near as I can tell. Mostly the Democrats seem to be really, really good at stepping on rights and freedom. Same as the Republicans. Wash, rinse, repeat.
It would be truly lovely if the Dems manage to collar one or two of the Republican Orcs this time around, and get it to vote against the lockstep, but I'm not all that hopeful. Nor am I willing to assume that if they do so, they will do the next thing well or correctly or even at all.