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Senate Democrats to Force Vote on Net Neutrality on May 9th

posted by takyon on Friday May 04 2018, @01:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the resolve-to-disapprove dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Senate Democrats plan to force vote on net neutrality May 9th

Democrats in Congress have been against the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules from the beginning. They've had the signatures in favor of restoring the rules since January, along with a companion House bill (with 80 co-sponsors). Senator Edward J. Markey also introduced a formal Congressional Review Act "resolution of disapproval" in February. Now, Markey tweeted that Democrats will force a floor vote restore the rules on May 9th.

Also at The Verge and Tom's Hardware.

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  • (Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @02:15PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @02:15PM (#675659)

    If the Democrats controlled Congress, this wouldn't even get brought to a vote. They just want to play political theater like the Republicans did for eight years about the repealing the ACA.

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  • (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @02:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @02:21PM (#675662)

    <sarcasm>Well, I for one, am glad that our elected representatives truly represent us in all ways and understand what is truly important</sarcasm>

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 04 2018, @06:04PM (1 child)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday May 04 2018, @06:04PM (#675776) Journal

    Yeah, the Dems who passed the Net Neutrality rules that were just repealed are totally opposed to those policies.

    • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @06:41PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @06:41PM (#675802)

      Yes, amazing, the Democrats supported concentrating control of the internet in the executive branch...when the Democrats controlled the executive branch. You honestly think they want to give Trump's FCC the keys to the castle? Do you?

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by jmorris on Saturday May 05 2018, @04:47AM

    by jmorris (4844) on Saturday May 05 2018, @04:47AM (#675980)

    Now I wouldn't go that far. This is just theater but the Democrats actually would restore the Net Neutrality / Net Censorship regime if they could. Unlike the crapweasel Republicans that blowed a lot of smoke up their supporter's butts for years and years of show votes but the second they actually had the House, Senate and a President who declared he would sign a full Obamacare repeal they suddenly stopped holding votes on it, soon they were conserving it, almost like they were the same sellouts they have been since forever.