Net Neutrality Is Dead — And Not a Moment Too Soon!

The New American ^ | 14 December 2017 | C. Mitchell Shaw

[rlmorel]

In your linked article (which I liked) it linked to another article which had this passage in it:

"...When Net Neutrality was sold to the American people, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler promised there would be no regulation of content. No censorship. The rules would allow the FCC to regulate content, but they would "forbear" and leave things alone. Now where have we heard that before? It sounds too much like, "If you like your Internet, you can keep your Internet." Now, like with Obamacare, the truth is coming forward as lawmakers and experts warn of a coming political censorship of the Internet...

It brings to mind the Supreme Court case Citizens United vs FEC.

where I read that person representing the government was expressly asked if the FEC had the power to prosecute and jail someone during an election if they distributed banned material, and when the person said something like "Well, yes, but we wouldn't do that, it isn't generally done..." Scalia leaned over and looking down said something like "We aren't in the business of leaving what constitutes freedom of speech up to the whims of unelected bureaucrats!" I can't find the exact passage, but it reminded me of that old quote from Beria (Stalin's head of the Soviet police state) "Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime." So when I see the quote "but they would "forbear" and leave things alone" I can see just what they intend for that.

[gibsosa]

bfl

[WisconsinRep]

Senator Ted Cruz‏, Nov 2014:

"Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.

https://twitter.com/sentedcruz/status/531834493922189313?lang=en

[WisconsinRep]

Comprehensive Explanation of Net Neutrality

Video - Stefan Molyneux: The Truth About Net Neutrality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_nBhfpmk4

Advocates say that Net Neutrality means guaranteeing free speech on the Internet. Without it, big telecoms could control what you see and how you see it. But what is the truth about Net Neutrality?

2:00 - Brief Technical Introduction
9:20 - Major Concerns
14:53 - Monopoly History
35:57 - ISP Foul Play
48:05 - Event Timeline
1:02:08 - FCC Corruption
1:09:36 - Conclusions

Sources:
https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/41125-youtube-the-truth-about-net-neutrality/

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bump.....

[polymuser]

Bingo. Content providers calling the shots for the delivery system. Like Amazon & Walmart controlling delivery services UPS and FedEx.

Ummm...

[Teflonic]

Here's another explanation of the bullet we dodged:

[combat_boots]

They thought we were goners

[dragnet2]

Just heard the leftist mental cases running CA state government now want to create their own net neutrality.

[scripter]

Thanks. I’ll definitely check that out.