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The Government Has Taken Control Of The Internet

Posted by awebb 9 years, 11 months ago to Politics
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"The FCC has said the proposal will not seek to impose any new taxes or fees" --- Want to start a pool on how long that will last?
SOURCE URL: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/26/fcc-formally-approves-net-neutrality-proposal-in-straight-party-line-vote/

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  • Posted by woodlema 9 years, 10 months ago
    And we have "YET" to see the almost 400 page rulebook. Why are they keeping it hidden?

    Reminds me of the Healthcare bill. We have to pass it before we can find out what is in it.
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  • Posted by AmericanGreatness 9 years, 10 months ago
    And, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor...
    And, Benghazi was the result of a spontaneous uprising resulting from a Youtube video...
    And, the IRS didn't target political enemies...
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  • Posted by slfisher 9 years, 10 months ago
    You realize the government created the Internet in the first place, right?
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    • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 10 months ago
      Al Gore invented it. Everyone knows that.
      Not to mention ozone.
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      • Posted by slfisher 9 years, 10 months ago
        Al Gore didn't invent it and nobody said he did. There's a case to be made that he "invented" the concept of the modern-day, commercial Internet by being the one who put forth the bills to enable that to happen. When I wrote the cover story in Byte in 1991 about the coming commercialization of the Internet, this Senator from Tennessee I had never heard of had a sidebar in the article. So the commercial aspect of it was certainly something he was involved in from very early on.
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    • Posted by Technocracy 9 years, 10 months ago
      So what.

      They own virtually none of the physical infrastructure it is built on. At this point it is nearly all privately owned equipment.

      Would you be ok with it when they decide to use YOUR equipment with no recompense? Or tell you what to do with it?
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      • Posted by slfisher 9 years, 10 months ago
        I'm talking about the people running around wringing their hands because eek, now the government has control and it's going to mean the death of the Internet, who don't seem to know its history.
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