Posted on 12/31/2014 6:25:01 AM PST by lifeofgrace
Common sense should dictate we should not even debate this issue with the FCC or any government agency. Our position should be we will simply not allow government manipulation of the internet no matter what laws they create. The internet represents free speech and is thus hands off for all of government. The position should be there is no debate, we will not comply.
Your comment makes me think that the entire idea of net neutrality is patently unconstitutional.
If government takes over the internet then that is clearly an abridgement of free speech...of the press...as well as the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
Who is to say that 'peaceably assemble' means to physically assemble? What could be more peaceable or non-violent than a discussion of an issue or issues in an online forum? No chance of physical violence there.
Additionally, it would infringe our Constitutionally protected right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
If the internet is NOT the premier means of petitioning the government for a redress of grievances, then why does the government maintain such a huge inventory of websites on this same internet?
I'm thinking that this angle could very well be used by a team of shrewd Constitutional lawyers to defeat net neutrality. It could take years but it might actually be possible.
Net Neutrality = Obamacare for the Web.
You're right. Makes one wonder if these types are really conservatives.
“””You’re right. Makes one wonder if these types are really conservatives.””””
Our, they do not fully understand what “net neutrality” in the context of this proposed law means.
Net neutrality is anything but neutral. It’s a hat tip to ISPs and big Internet presences like Verizon and Google. They’ve already won court battles that state they have the right to offer tiered Internet connectivity where people can pay a premium for better throughput to providers like NetFlix. Google is already throttling connectivity to sites like YouTube for people who are not subscribers and/or are not using one of their preferred ISPs such as Verizon. It’s disgusting.
Further, let’s all understanding that the government’s goal is to treat Internet connectivity as a utility like the Bells. They want to regulate their existence to dictate cost and connectivity and get their money-grubbing hands into the business of taxing connectivity to make more money. You see the results every month in your telephony bills whether they’re landline or cellular, and they want to do the same to your ISP. With more and more providers going to cloud-based resources (i.e. Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure, etc.), and with the explosion of growth and use of video providers such as Hulu, YouTube, and NetFlix, the government sees a target-rich environment for a tax windfall that would make everyone in DC very, very rich.
“Before your eyes glaze over...”
To the author: if eyes are glazing over it is because you are a boring and bad writer.
I learned little from this and nothing technical was even touched on.
Bfl
It's not the government that is promulgating this lie.
It's the wireless bandwidth providers, who are pricing bandwidth as if it's an irreplaceable physical resource, like helium or 1966 Shelby Mustangs. A resource that has to be measured and sold using the electronic equivalent of an eye dropper.
When I see a 100GB/month plan for under $50, like many other countries have, I'll believe otherwise.
Some want more bandwith at no added costs...like the ‘free’ healthcare they get in Cuba.
Time for another Algore USF on our phone bills!
I guarantee that the ISPs who want government regulation want it because they can make WAY more money off you in a regulated environment where they can play grease-the-pig than dealing with consumers in an open market. A lie is a lie and we have the power...don’t bring government into this.
I’m hard pressed to think of anything that the U.S. government regulates in the commercial market that is substantially improved. I’m sure there must be a rare example or two, but none that I can think of right now.
Sow “Govt” on most anything in the private arena and you will likely reap a bitter harvest.
Interesting tack you take.
Did you write the article?
Excellent explanation, but the lefties here are determined to take all away from the people that really did invent and build the internet.
>> “Yet you will have people on this very board that are supporting this takeover.” <<
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Baffling, isn’t it!
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And they call this leftist gripe hole FREE republic?
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>> "Net Neutrality = Obamacare for the Web" <<
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B I N G O !
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