Posted on 09/30/2018 8:10:42 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday night sued California over its new new neutrality law, a little over an hour after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the bill.
The lawsuit claims the California bill is "unlawful and anti-consumer" because it goes against the federal government's "deregulatory approach to the Internet."
The bill signed by Brown (D) is the country's strictest net neutrality bill.
The new California legislation bars internet service providers from slowing down website speeds, blocking access to certain websites and charging extra for large websites such as Netflix and Facebook.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a statement on Sunday said the federal government has exclusive authority over net neutrality policies.
"The Justice Department should not have to spend valuable time and resources to file this suit today, but we have a duty to defend the prerogatives of the federal government and protect our Constitutional order," Sessions said.
State legislators began crafting the legislation last year when the Trump administration rolled back net neutrality rules.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in a statement after the bill's signing said it was a win in the battle against the president's agenda.
"While the Trump Administration continues to ignore the millions of Americans who voiced strong support for net neutrality rules, California - home to countless start-ups, tech giants and nearly 40 million consumers - will not allow a handful of power brokers to dictate sources for information or the speed at which websites load," Becerra said.
Telecom companies have rallied against the bill since it was first introduced. The United States Telecom Association in a statement said it agrees net neutrality should be the purview of the federal government.
The battle over net neutrality has been fraught since the Federal Communications Commission last year rolled back Obama-era regulations that determined all traffic on the internet should be treated equally.
How did Rip Van Sessions stay awake long enough to do this. Seriously, it might be important but their are far more important things Sleepy Sessions should be doing, like prosecuting the Clinton and Obama crime syndicates.
Rod Weaselstein stuck a pen in “Sleepy” Session’s paw and signed Session’s name.
There is absolutely nothing liberals don’t want to control. Even if the f%%% it up.
I thought Congress came in and ended up passing Net Neutrality after it was killed by the FCC? Or do I have that wrong? Did the FCC reverse itself and strike down Net Neutrality after Trump’s guy took over?
The other side of “not charging more”, is “not charging less”, which are the only examples of attempts to enforce the net neutrality rules before they were rescinded.
they probably plan to block FR
The definition of Socialism is absolute government control of wealth and commerce, speech, thoughts and private property
Sessions is - at best - an Institutionalist.
He does not believe those in the Ruling Class must be subjected to the same Rule of Law that the rest of us must.
Illegal invasion, marijuana smoking, net neutrality: All affect those outside DC far more than those inside. They certainly are not primarily concerned with Deep State corruption.
Even if he disagrees with some of what the Deep State does, he will only try to clean it up on the down low, so as to preserve the patina of integrity that they all affect.
He apparently was/is SES since 1988. That alone is telling.
Well said.
Net Neutrality is internet socialism, with all the wonderful benefits. Like stifling innovation, and taking from Bob to give to Patty.
Though it was in place less than 2 years, it prevented implementation of 5G. Now that it is gone, 5G is rolling out. Mobile hotspots on your phone, at gig speeds. The internet-by-wire days ars numbered, thank God.
Bye bye comcast, Spectrum, ATT, etc.
Just your phone...everywhere!!!
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