Posted on 11/11/2014 9:24:23 AM PST by Dallas59
President Obama drew a sharp rebuke from senior Republicans on Capitol Hill for pushing broad regulation of Internet broadband service, with lawmakers warning that such a move would imperil the “thriving Internet economy and the American jobs it creates.”
The president touched off the battle after issuing a lengthy statement on Monday on so-called “net neutrality.” Staking out his position, the president called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility.
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Democrats counting on the stupidity of their voters to support it.
Only a communist would say the government should regulate free speech.
On the one hand I don’t want to pay extra to get youtube or netflix. My speeds are already crappy for the price I have to pay for Uverse. I don’t want to pay extra for services/websites that have been “free” for the last 12-15 years.
It’s called “going for the throat” when you know you’re going down and want to leave a scar to at least prove you were in the fight...
The man is truly insane. He’s going off the deep end to inflict as much damage as possible before he’s gone. JFK is owed a huge apology even more so than Nixon...
when you use a utility, that creates details on a document which is highly public.
That means anytime law enforcement is interested in those details they can get them.
if your internet surfing is part of your use of a utility, they can find that out easily.
It’s not about “free speech”. More like your ISP making you pay more if you want to watch Youtube or Netflix or other websites. I think.
Imagine how the press would be against this if a Republican president supported this...
Wonder what Obola’s buttboys and toadies over at Huffpost and KOS think of this one.
It’s all about depriving us of our God-given freedom.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!
They love it.
Total control must take many routes asap they only have two years to complete it.
Obungler already owns the press and media, the only information source not controlled by this administration is the internet.
I am sick and tired of having to go to foreign news sources to find any accurate information about what is happening in my own country .
That is why I am here, to get real news, truth , and commentary.
I don’t know where some two-bit punk from Kenya gets the idea that HE can rule the world. What an ***hole. These next two years, which are shaping up to be the worst in American history, just can’t go by fast enough for me.
The Chicago Mob had a century to fine tune its act for the national stage.
When 2008 came, they were ready.
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