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Cruz slams Obama for 'internet giveaway'
Politico ^ | 09/08/2016 | Ashley Gold

Posted on 09/08/2016 6:59:41 PM PDT by Freedom56v2

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To: chris37; Jim Robinson

Sorry, I have kids and grandkids. At the very least, I feel compelled to contact my representatives by phone email and snail mail and tell them to keep our internet Open and Free.

Yes, our “Representatives” in DC are pretty worthless, but occasionally if they feel pressure, they can be compelled to do something...

If internet goes, so may many of the sites that we conservatives value and cherish...such as Free Republic and all the information sites that we use to obtain and share information and the truth that is absent the mainstream media.


41 posted on 09/08/2016 8:05:03 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: A CA Guy
Trump will take it back.

IF he is elected. There are a LOT of dumba@@es out there.

42 posted on 09/08/2016 8:07:27 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: dayglored

Agreed, but we really need to stop it now.


43 posted on 09/08/2016 8:14:35 PM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
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To: bushwon

Yeah, that’s true.

However, if our elected representatives are so stupid, dishonest and corrupt to allow this to happen unless I call them and tell them not to... then I guess it’s going to happen.

I can live without the internet.

I wonder if a bunch of idiots with their faces stuck to their phones can live without, but I know I can.

And if the government does succeed in giving it away, then we make a new internet and don’t give it to the government.

Hard lesson learned.

And this is a pass/ fail scenario for the GOP.

Either stop him or allow it.

There are not going to be any participation trophies awarded. No Bs, no Cs, no Ds. A or F. That’s it.

And the guy that stands there saying oh I was against it, but all my other colleagues went along with it will also get an F for being utterly useless.


44 posted on 09/08/2016 8:17:27 PM PDT by chris37 (How do you make Republicans turn on their own candidate? Sneak up behind them and say "Boo".)
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To: chris37

IF this transfer succeeds, I think it will trigger a gradual grinding down of access...some conservative sites will just be unavailable...like Breitbart (which Illary said should be shutdown) or Drudge.

There may be increased fees to access...who knows...

I just know that I want to be able to tell my family that I did all I could—which individually is not a lot, but collectively if we all do something, could be substantial.


45 posted on 09/08/2016 8:22:05 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: bushwon

Well, I’m not sitting in Congress lying about standing up for the American people.


46 posted on 09/08/2016 8:24:11 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Yogafist

Well, fine do nothing.

That is not what I want to tell my kids and grandkids I did when talking about the good old days when there was a Free and open internet.

I want to at least pick up the phone or write an email...Not that hard.


47 posted on 09/08/2016 8:27:02 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: bushwon

If my government does not know what the right thing to do here is, then my government has to go.

I’m not really interested in spending time out of my life to call my elected representative to tell him hey please don’t screw me. Please don’t screw America.

There shouldn’t be a single person in the GOP in favor of allowing this to occur. Nor should be a single person in the democrat party in favor of this occurring, since they represent the little guy har, har, har.

Let’s see what they do.

And if they give the internet away, and their idiot voters continue to re-elect the same idiots over and over, then I guess they do not deserve an internet.


48 posted on 09/08/2016 8:31:17 PM PDT by chris37 (How do you make Republicans turn on their own candidate? Sneak up behind them and say "Boo".)
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To: bushwon

So you have picked up your phone. Please tell us what that accomplished? In case you are new to this scene, elected Republicans don’t care what you think. Oh sure, you can sway enough to slow legislation, but in this case they have to take a stand, and McConnell and Ryan have already said that is of the table. I would be elated if they actually stood up to Obama one time. Unfortunately I have zero faith they will.


49 posted on 09/08/2016 8:34:42 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Yogafist

So you have picked up your phone. Please tell us what that accomplished? In case you are new to this scene, elected Republicans don’t care what you think. Oh sure, you can sway enough to slow legislation, but in this case they have to take a stand, and McConnell and Ryan have already said that is of the table. I would be elated if they actually stood up to Obama one time. Unfortunately I have zero faith they will.


I don’t know if it will accomplish anything, but it is more than you are doing obviously. As I have said, if Free Republic and other sites just dry up and go away, think about what you did not do.


50 posted on 09/08/2016 8:49:59 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: EinNYC

Trump will take it back.

IF he is elected. There are a LOT of dumba@@es out there.


Good point!


51 posted on 09/08/2016 8:50:41 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: granite

Agreed, but we really need to stop it now.


I am encouraging my family and friends who “get it” to contact their “representatives”

I don’t know if it is too late to write newspaper editorials, etc.

Those with Twitter or Facebook can spread the word.


52 posted on 09/08/2016 8:52:16 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: bushwon
We all need to do our part to stop this...

I'd love to, but I've got Chuckee Cheese Schumer & Kirstin S-for Brains Gillibrand libtards for senators, Grace I-was-an-immigration-lawyer-&-my-daddy-was -a-criminal Meng for a Congresscritter, Cuomo the libtard for governor, superlibtards for a city council & Bill Dumblassio the clueless libtard for mayor. I feel kind of hemmed in by moronity to get any proper or moral things done around here.

53 posted on 09/08/2016 8:52:22 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Yogafist

And as I noted in another post...folks who have Twitter, Facebook and other social media can spread the word.

I am writing actual letters as they are more effective, including WSJ article I cited...I may do an editorial for local newspaper.

If everyone would do a little, it could be stopped.

But hey, don’t lift a finger to do anything...slowing the legislation till Trump is sworn in is too much effort.


54 posted on 09/08/2016 8:55:51 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: chris37

IF they don’t hear from their constituency, they will not be nearly as motivated to challenge Obama.


55 posted on 09/08/2016 8:56:56 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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To: bushwon

You have no idea what I do, or what I have done. And along with being skeptical this is anything other than a fund raising ruse or smoke and mirrors, I am seriously concerned Cruz is going to create a media crisis to hurt Trump’s presidential aspirations. And I am/was a Cruz supporter.


56 posted on 09/08/2016 8:58:16 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: EinNYC

I should do just fine with Feinstein, Boxer, Pelosi and Moonbeam then. /s


57 posted on 09/08/2016 9:01:20 PM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
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To: bushwon
ALSO SEE:
FEC commissioner warns Dems are gunning for conservative media

58 posted on 09/08/2016 9:04:00 PM PDT by onyx (YOU'RE POSTING HERE, SO DONATE MONTHLY! NOT NICE TO FREEPLOAD!)
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To: bushwon

They’ve never challenged him.

Why is giving control of the internet away even a question?

Who on earth besides Obama the Flatworm thinks this is a good idea?


59 posted on 09/08/2016 9:05:05 PM PDT by chris37 (How do you make Republicans turn on their own candidate? Sneak up behind them and say "Boo".)
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To: chris37

All good questions...

You said you could live without the internet, not sure it would come to that; however, I would prefer not to have it controlled and monitored by some UN committee...


60 posted on 09/08/2016 9:09:39 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (This election is about National Sovereignty, Liberty, and Freedom for future generations)
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