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If you voted for Trump, this one's on you.
Non-voters / people on the “there’s no difference” train also deserve a moment of reflection about whether their reality is true.
The two party system in the US today means that voting for anyone that is not a Democrat or Republican is a complete waste of time.
This is proof positive that the current FCC commission has ignored the will of the voters on this issue. Support for Net Neutrality was overwhelming and bi-partisan, yet Ajit Pai just plowed forward without consideration for what the citizens demanded. This is government at its worst.
Would anything stop the next administration from reinstating net neutrality?
No, nor will the next congress (likely Democratic or leaning that way) be prevented from passing laws that reinstate it at the legislative level.
Merely leaning Democrat isn't enough when the president can veto legislation. (I'm also not so sure it will be leaning Democrat in the first place, but that's secondary.)
Edit: To everyone downvoting: what did I say that was wrong...?
This is proof positive that the current FCC commission has ignored the will of the voters on this issue. Support for Net Neutrality was overwhelming and bi-partisan, yet Ajit Pai just plowed forward without consideration for what the citizens demanded. This is government at its worst.
Comcast board meeting (RIGHT NOW): "First things first, how do we charge more for netflix streaming."
This has been asked a few times but never fully answered, can someone explain why this vote in particular is a problem? I understand net neutrality and I am all for it, but there was considerable public doubt before reclassification that this was the proper way to go about it. It also doesn't seem like the internet regulatory state of pre-2015 was a disaster. Would we better off focusing our efforts on increasing com…