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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 05:40 PM Mar 2015

Five 2016 Republicans Oppose Net Neutrality

http://time.com/3737530/2016-republicans-net-neutrality/

A rough consensus is emerging among the Republican presidential field against net neutrality.

Five major candidates for the 2016 nomination have come out against a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to regulate how cable companies handle Internet speeds.

The FCC decision would prevent cable companies from creating “fast lanes” on the Internet, holding to the current system in which all web traffic is treated the same. President Obama and likely Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton have backed the FCC’s moves on net neutrality.

The five Republican contenders, meantime, argued that the regulations are unnecessary at best and harmful to the free market at worst.

One more reason not to vote Republican.
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Five 2016 Republicans Oppose Net Neutrality (Original Post) steve2470 Mar 2015 OP
And there are, alas, enough idiots out there to... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #1

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
1. And there are, alas, enough idiots out there to...
Mon Mar 9, 2015, 06:11 PM
Mar 2015

listen to them.

And then blame Obama when their internet connections get all screwed up.

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