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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.
(Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 04 2018, @06:12PM (1 child)
I doubt the Democrats would have pushed for this vote unless they had made assurances behind-the-scenes that it wouldn't pass.
Why would they want the rules that they implemented in 2016 to not be kept?
Remember: this bill is to prevent the repeal of the existing rules
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday May 04 2018, @09:49PM
I thought I was clear: Because they were paid off to allow the Republicans to remove them again. Obama could be for them because he wasn't running for anything again, but the senators and congressmen aren't in that same position.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.