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posted by martyb on Friday February 23 2018, @12:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the cable-companies-rejoice dept.

The Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules will be no more in two months: The agency has taken the final step in removing the regulations from its rule book.

But that may not be the end of the story. Dozens of groups are expected to file lawsuits challenging the repeal, and Democrats in Congress will push to reverse the FCC's action.

On Thursday, the FCC published the final notice of the repeal in the Federal Register, which starts a 60-day clock until the rules are removed. The effective date for the repeal is April 23. The FCC voted to repeal the rules on Dec. 14.

https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-officially-publish-net-neutrality-repeal/#ftag=CADf328eec

Final Notice of Repeal: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/22/2018-03464/restoring-internet-freedom


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by bob_super on Friday February 23 2018, @12:59AM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday February 23 2018, @12:59AM (#642121)

    Apparently, it's not clear yet, when some of the rules will get effectively repealed:
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/the-fccs-net-neutrality-rules-will-officially-expire-in-late-april/ [arstechnica.com]

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by jelizondo on Friday February 23 2018, @01:10AM (24 children)

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @01:10AM (#642130) Journal

    I keep asking myself, why are Americans continually voting for people who work against their own personal interests? And I mean both D and R.

    Reduce Medicare and Medicaid, end Net Neutrality, reduce taxes for the rich, oppose any type of check (background, sanity, even identity for $Deity’s sake!) when purchasing assault weapons and on, and on.

    I despair. Maybe we are indeed too stupid to survive.

    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Friday February 23 2018, @01:15AM

      by bob_super (1357) on Friday February 23 2018, @01:15AM (#642133)
    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @01:55AM (8 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @01:55AM (#642151)

      I keep asking myself, why are Americans continually voting for people who work against their own personal interests? And I mean both D and R.

      Don't tread on me, motherfucker! I'll vote for who I want for whatever reasons I want! You must be some kind of Marxist cunt. Fuck You!

      Reduce Medicare and Medicaid, end Net Neutrality, reduce taxes for the rich, oppose any type of check (background, sanity, even identity for $Deity’s sake!) when purchasing assault weapons and on, and on.

      Again, fuck you! Those old assholes just need to go ahead and die anyway. Waste of fucking space.

      And those poor fuckers wouldn't be poor if they weren't all lazy, junkies, whores without enough sense to close their legs until they've had five kids by six different (absent -- probably in jail, whre they belong) fathers and useless children wasting my hard-earned (capital gains and carried interest) tax money! As soon as I can bribe my way^W^W^W win a government contract, I'm opening a Zyklon-B [wikipedia.org] factory just for them!

      Net Neutrality my ass! It's just a power grab by the gub'mint to take away my rights in preparation for sending me to a FEMA concentration camp so the whole fucking middle east can come in and impose sharia law!

      Damn right! Why should I pay taxes at all? It's not like I use any public services like sewers, water systems, roads or bridges. I don't benefit from any government money pit. Ever! I made my money without any help from anyone! Well, except my stockbroker and hedge fund manager and they were both well paid for that. So fuck you again!

      You fucking pussy! I have to have muh guns! All those poor people, especially the darkies and sand niggers want to kill me, and the gub'mint has been discriminating against my white ass forever. You remember the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [wikipedia.org]? Did it make my darkie shoeshine boy work any harder? Nope. Just made 'em all more uppity.

      So I'll keep my AR15s, RPGs and .50 cals to make sure those inferior scum don't come near me or my property. Then I'll sue their families to recoup the cost of the lead I put in 'em! They're stealing even after they're dead!

      And what's this $DIETY crap? There's only one god. And he's the god of my beloved holy bible. And he's white! You must be some kind of darkie with a funny name who wants to destroy my 'murica! Fuck you twice!

      I despair. Maybe we are indeed too stupid to survive.

      You certainly are, or you'd be white and rich!

      #MAGA motherfuckers!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @02:25AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @02:25AM (#642164)

        I could have sworn I heard the braying of a yak in heat. Oh, just a Trumpian spouting off. Nothing to see here fokes!

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 23 2018, @04:16AM (6 children)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @04:16AM (#642202) Journal

        I don't know why the above is moderated -Troll instead of +Informative.
        Looking from outside, it is entirely consistent with the ethos of (a significant part of) the population which enable those things to happen.

        Yes I know "for any question there is a simple elegant and wrong answer" (to use paraphrasing) - but there haven't been any other answer so far.

        --
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
        • (Score: 4, Informative) by Whoever on Friday February 23 2018, @04:25AM (1 child)

          by Whoever (4524) on Friday February 23 2018, @04:25AM (#642211) Journal

          Poe's law.

          • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 23 2018, @04:46AM

            by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @04:46AM (#642225) Journal

            Poe's law implies funny (by parody)
            It would be funny, if it wouldn't be so sad.

            --
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:39AM (3 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:39AM (#642220)

          Looking from outside, it is entirely consistent with the ethos of (a significant part of) the population which enable those things to happen.

          Which is the essence of a good troll. Thanks for the compliment!

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @05:01AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @05:01AM (#642228)

            It tipped me off when you wrote "cunt" instead of "cuck."

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @07:59AM (1 child)

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @07:59AM (#642256)

            This was awesome. Anyone can have an opinion. Expect to be mocked for it.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26 2018, @06:43AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26 2018, @06:43AM (#643799)

              This was awesome. Anyone can have an opinion. Expect to be mocked for it.

              Yup. Opinions are like assholes. Everyone's got one.

              As an aside, if one does mock your opinion and you can't muster the arguments to effectively refute them or at least mock them back effectively, you might want to think more critically about the value of that opinion.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by captain normal on Friday February 23 2018, @02:16AM (2 children)

      by captain normal (2205) on Friday February 23 2018, @02:16AM (#642160)

      On the other hand we do have the best government money can buy.

      --
      When life isn't going right, go left.
      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @02:39AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @02:39AM (#642170)

        Government, the only commodity where, if you spend more money on it, the quality of what you end up with, goes down...

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @03:35AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @03:35AM (#642189)

        A shame it's already been purchased.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 23 2018, @02:54AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @02:54AM (#642177) Journal
    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by leftover on Friday February 23 2018, @03:00AM (3 children)

      by leftover (2448) on Friday February 23 2018, @03:00AM (#642179)

      Basically, we can only vote for whoever is on the ballot. That has been determined completely out of our sight. Why do we put up with that? Taking up pitchforks and torches is a big threshold to cross.

      --
      Bent, folded, spindled, and mutilated.
      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 23 2018, @04:18AM (1 child)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @04:18AM (#642203) Journal

        Basically, we can only vote for whoever is on the ballot.

        FYI: Write-in candidates [wikipedia.org]

        --
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
        • (Score: 2) by leftover on Saturday February 24 2018, @12:13AM

          by leftover (2448) on Saturday February 24 2018, @12:13AM (#642746)

          Yes you can write in names and I do that when I can't tolerate voting for either of the main two. Votes for third-party candidates are generally considered as wasted, write-ins even less important than that. I do believe that our Federal Constitutional republic is the best governmental form in history IFF it is being operated as designed. As it is being operated now, it is no better than most other bad forms. Populations have overthrown bad governments before even when active participation was less than a majority. Right now We the People are being deliberately fragmented by knowledgeable and well-funded psychopaths. They don't know the minimum effective percentage but they know they can increase fragmentation at will. That is what worries me.

          --
          Bent, folded, spindled, and mutilated.
      • (Score: 5, Informative) by NotSanguine on Friday February 23 2018, @04:35AM

        by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Friday February 23 2018, @04:35AM (#642218) Homepage Journal

        Basically, we can only vote for whoever is on the ballot. That has been determined completely out of our sight. Why do we put up with that? Taking up pitchforks and torches is a big threshold to cross.

        The rules for putting a candidate (from one of the major parties or a minor/new party) on the ballot (for primary or general elections) in the US varies significantly from state to state [wikipedia.org], some state rules are quite restrictive and others are not.

        I imagine that pitchforks and torches might be a bit excessive (although, depending on where you live, perhaps not) as I imagine that gathering signatures for a nominating petition (as many states require) would be easier and much less stressful.

        In many states, the major parties have created significant barriers to both the primary ballots for major parties and general election ballots for other parties.

        Given that the rules for the former are set by private entities (the parties themselves) and the latter are codified in state laws, changing the state laws seems to be the more likely way to make it easier for a wider array of voices to be heard.

        However, in order to do so, state legislatures/governors must approve such legislative changes, raising the bar for that significantly.

        All that said, while there are practical difficulties, it's certainly possible via hard work and grassroots support, to change the complexion of both state laws and elections. IMHO, the best way to get that going is to start small.

        For some ideas about how to do these things, I recommend Heinlein's fine book Take Back Your Government [amazon.com]

        I'd say that all is not lost and we are not helpless unless we give up.

        Don't give up. As citizens, we not only have rights, we also have a responsibility to ensure that the ideals of our republic are respected. That takes time, energy and money. As Americans, we can have a nation where equality under the law, respect for the rights of all, and fair, honest government.

        In order to achieve that, we need to work together. We may squabble about taxes, the role of government in our lives, federal power vs. states rights, etc., etc., etc.

        Even if we don't agree on the *how*, I'd hope we'd all agree that equality under the law, respect for the rights of all, and fair, honest government are necessities for all of us, if we wish to live in a free society.

        As Grishnakh [soylentnews.org] pointed out in a different context [soylentnews.org]:

        It's just another example of my favorite saying, "every nation gets the government it deserves". It extends to municipalities too.

        Food for thought, I hope.

        --
        No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Whoever on Friday February 23 2018, @03:18AM

      by Whoever (4524) on Friday February 23 2018, @03:18AM (#642182) Journal

      I think it is somewhat similar to Stockholm syndrome.

      In many of those Red states, big businesses have impoverished many of the people, eliminated any other jobs and then push the view that people must vote in ways that favor the remaining big companies. Those big companies turn around and screw over the voters even more.

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by qzm on Friday February 23 2018, @03:32AM (2 children)

      by qzm (3260) on Friday February 23 2018, @03:32AM (#642186)

      Because the alternative was even worse?
      When given the choice between a foolish buffoonery and cunning evilness, the choice should be quite obvious.

      The real question is how long the American public will accept the obviously hugely corrupt power class ruling them.
      I suspect the answer is as long as they have WWF, Oprah, Judge Judy, FNF, etc.

      Panem et circenses.

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 23 2018, @04:22AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 23 2018, @04:22AM (#642208) Journal

        Because the alternative was even worse?

        What other alternative?
        The one in which a significant part of the population votes a 3rd party under-dog?
        Continue to do this for 2-3 elections and it will be an auto-sustainable phenomenon - or at least you'll make the main parties (and their buyers) job significantly more expensive - they'll need to spring a lot of dummy candidates who look legit.

        --
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @03:42PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @03:42PM (#642417)

        Panem et circenses.

        I was about to translate that, and then I realized I actually knew what it meant!

        Thanks Panera!

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by meustrus on Friday February 23 2018, @02:59PM

      by meustrus (4961) on Friday February 23 2018, @02:59PM (#642382)

      “It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
      "You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
      "No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
      "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
      "I did," said Ford. "It is."
      "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
      "It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
      "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
      "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
      "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
      "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"
      "What?"
      "I said," said Ford, with an increasing air of urgency creeping into his voice, "have you got any gin?"
      "I'll look. Tell me about the lizards."
      Ford shrugged again.
      "Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happenned to them," he said. "They're completely wrong of course, completely and utterly wrong, but someone's got to say it."
      "But that's terrible," said Arthur.
      "Listen, bud," said Ford, "if I had one Altairian dollar for every time I heard one bit of the Universe look at another bit of the Universe and say 'That's terrible' I wouldn't be sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.”

      ― Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

      --
      If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?
    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 23 2018, @03:21PM

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 23 2018, @03:21PM (#642398) Journal

      And I mean both D and R.

      And yet, every example you just listed is an R policy that's opposed by the Ds.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:29AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:29AM (#642214)

    Takes couple weeks.

    God, I hate that monkey mug.

  • (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @08:02AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @08:02AM (#642257)

    Suffer, you've earned it!

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @08:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @08:15AM (#642261)

    When you evict the pedolams out also kick the Indians back to their country

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:39PM (#642451)

    https://www.battleforthenet.com/onemorevote/ [battleforthenet.com]

    BTW Look at the logos of those who participate, you'll find a surprise in the middle column.

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