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Democrats' Net Neutrality Bill Survives First Vote:
A bill backed by House Democrats to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality protections passed its first hurdle Tuesday.
Democrats pushed the Save the Internet Act through the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee in an 18-11 vote that fell along party lines. The legislation codifies rules that were repealed in December 2017 by the Republican-led FCC. As part of this repeal, the FCC abdicated its authority to protect consumers online to the Federal Trade Commission.
The bill introduced by Democrats is an attempt to end a nearly two-decade-old fight over how best to prevent broadband companies from abusing their power as gatekeepers to the internet. Specifically, it prevents broadband providers from blocking, slowing down or charging for faster access to the internet. But it also restores the FCC's authority as the "cop on the beat" when it comes to policing potential broadband abuses.
Republicans have criticized the legislation as giving the FCC too much authority to regulate ISPs.
What are the odds that it will pass?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday March 27 2019, @05:58PM (3 children)
*cough*
When the head of the DNC corrupts the structure from top to bottom, dictating from day one who will ultimately be the party's nominee, that is pretty systemic. Shultz had to resign in disgrace when it was finally discovered how thoroughly she corrupted the process. Hillary, however, never had any grace, so she couldn't be disgraced.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 27 2019, @06:27PM (1 child)
So.... HILLARY!! EMAILS!!!! BENGHAZI!!@!
Sorry what were we talking about? Problems with MY party? Surely you must be mistaken, there are plenty of horrible people on BOTH SIDES! trollololol
fuck off already runaway, isn't that why you chose the name?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday March 27 2019, @06:53PM
Ho-hum. I'm the runaway, because, naturally enough, I left home without permission. That is a terrible crime for a minor to commit, isn't it? Now that you've had the obvious explained to you - do you have any other silly questions?
(Score: 2) by ilsa on Monday April 01 2019, @08:04PM
Thank you for proving my point. Yes, there was a shitstorm thanks to some idiot. And what happened? They were forced to resign and the DNC learned a valuable lesson. Finally, said person didn't have control of the party in any way shape or form. Systemic is *exactly* what it *wasn't*.
I don't think you even know what the word "systemic" even means, not to mention I question your sense of proportion, or your ability to look critically at the facts, if you think that that is in any way equivalent to the way the entire republican party, from the leadership right to the rank and file, conduct themselves.
I'm not going to argue with you on this any further because it's clear there's no point. I'm looking at the facts first, then making up my opinion based on that information. You're putting your tribalism and ideology first, and then looking for facts to fit your preconceived notions.