Posted on 02/26/2015 10:08:14 AM PST by GIdget2004
Federal regulators voted Thursday to impose sweeping net neutrality rules that supporters say are critical to protecting the freedom of the Internet.
In a party-line 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission moved to embrace an approach advocated by President Obama to treat the Web like a utility in order to prevent major companies such as Comcast or Verizon from slowing, blocking or creating “toll roads” for people’s access to the Internet.
"We cannot have gatekeepers who tell us what we can and cannot do and where we can and cannot go online," said Jessica Rosenworcel, one of the FCC's three Democratic commissioners. "We cannot have a two-tiered Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind."
After a decade spent by activists pushing for strong federal rules, supporters said that the tough new rules would be a strong bulwark to prevent people from being abused online. In the end, those activists helped drive more than 4 million net neutrality comments to the agency — by far an FCC record.
On Thursday, the commission’s meeting room was packed with activists, lawyers and journalists who trudged through the rare February snowfall to attend the historic hearing. Meanwhile, dozens of proponents of the rules gathered outside the agency’s Southwest Washington headquarters to cheer on the vote.
“Today, because of your efforts we are better able to allow millions of Americans to tell their stories, to reach their potential and to reach the American ideal,” said Mignon Clyburn, another Democratic commissioner, in thanking activists for their work.
The vote puts an end to a tumultuous 13-month rulemaking period prompted by a federal appeals court ruling last January, which tossed out previous regulations dating from 2010.
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Think Lexington and Concord.
Tyrants.
The FCC Nor Obama have no authority to pass these net neutrality laws
Obama , the democrat party and the News media have turned the USA into a socialist dictatorship: They control our healthcare and now the Internet and dictator Obama has acted like a dictator passing laws with the wave of his hand which is illegal. But he knows he can get away with it because the news media protects him. if a Republican misspells a word as in Dan quayle’s case the news media will destroy him for THAT. but Obama has done a million crimes and acted like a dictator many times imposing on America horrible acts that Americans don't want but are not even aware of as the media hides it all with the inflate gate, global warming, ebola fake epidemic , celebrities , sports , trayvons , you name it.
Who’ll invent the workaround?
These totalitarian traitor maggots won’t be stopped with mere ‘protests’.
Fasicst Pig!! I think the same of government...We Cannot Have Government Who Tell Us What We Can And Cannot Do!!!
Shove it you leftist POS. Rot in HELL!
Aren't these the same a-holes that are still wiring schools ala Al Gore with phone modems?
A curse on everyone who voted for this bastard.
It boggles my mind how much they’ve manipulated people on this issue. First the conditioning for years about how evil Comcast is (i.e. throttling rumors, poor customer service incidents dredged up and spotlighted, etc. etc.). Then they have the nerve to say that the government, the US government, is going to make the internet BETTER then it is already. Right.
[[The response should be legislation to overturn the FCC action (Marsha blackburn says she will sponsor) however obama would just veto it. The carriers will sue but the court action will take a long time. Not sure what happens in interim.]]
The DNC are claiming that the 10’th district court in DC is saying that a challenge has a very low chance of a successful outcome- and knowing the ineptness of the GOP, I suspect they will screw up the case somehow and then say “Oh well, we tried- reelect me next year”
I sit here STUNNED that we just became Russia, N. Korea, China, Saudi Arabia etc- where the government just takes control of soemthign they have NO right taking control of, for the purpose of controlling what is said, where people can go, and what they pay- it’s just another MASSIVE illegal money/power grab
The FCC has no authority to pass laws like net neutrality. No one elected the FCC
Obama has no authority to pass laws like net neutrality
This is another illegal, unconstitutional act by Obama and the FCC. these fcc bureaucrats are violating the law and must go to prison. this is a free country where the will of the people not fcc overlords must be obeyed
The FCC has no authority to pass laws like net neutrality. No one elected the FCC
Obama has no authority to pass laws like net neutrality
This is another illegal, unconstitutional act by Obama and the FCC. these fcc bureaucrats are violating the law and must go to prison. this is a free country where the will of the people not fcc overlords must be obeyed
the solution is a bill to rescind the FCC action
If it does not come to a vote in the senate, it will not be vetoed by the president
It should be very plain that the Republicans can actually do very little because they lack the raw political power to prevail.
Yes, now the Government gets to screw us over instead.
I will never forgive them for it; and not just once, but twice!
[[As an independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, since when are they allowed to make law?]]
They are ‘overseen by congres’? Really? Because congress wasn’t evne allowed to read the bill- nor was congress apparently ‘allowed’ to put a stop to this ILLEGAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL power grab
it is a regulation, not a bill
Hey GOP! DO SOMETHING!!! The time to “pick and choose” your battles is over!!! America is being overrun!
Net Neutrality is socialism/communism
Obama has no authority to pass net neutrality laws as his FCC just did
The FCC cannot pass laws . We must file lawsuits to put an immediate stay on these new FCC laws/rules
This marxist villain Barack Obama makes Chavez and Stalin look like boy scouts. This cretin is a pure evil liar hell bent on turning the USA into a socialist hell hole.
It’s amazing to me that many even on here blame valerie jaret, bureaucrats, Soros, Republicans , any one except the one who is causing all this evil namely Barack Obama. this Obama roach is the most evil villain the world has ever seen
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