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originally posted by: LewsTherinThelamon
AT&T would have gone out of business over night.
originally posted by: Profusion
The following video presents highlights from a recent LA Times article entitled "GOP touts its Internet legislation." Here's the main quote from the article that is brought under scrutiny:
"As Chairman Wheeler pushes forward with plans to regulate the Internet, he still refuses to directly answer growing concerns about how the rules were developed, how they are structured and how they will stand up to judicial scrutiny," Chaffetz and Upton said in a statement.
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originally posted by: Profusion
The following video presents highlights from a recent LA Times article entitled "GOP touts its Internet legislation." Here's the main quote from the article that is brought under scrutiny:
"As Chairman Wheeler pushes forward with plans to regulate the Internet, he still refuses to directly answer growing concerns about how the rules were developed, how they are structured and how they will stand up to judicial scrutiny," Chaffetz and Upton said in a statement.
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You misunderstand what I mean. And I also like that you cherrypicked the ONE sarcastic comment in the multitudes of reasoned, thoughtful responses I've posted in this thread. I see your game.
originally posted by: LewsTherinThelamon
a reply to: ScientificRailgun
Nobody is going to censor American internet. If they did, the veritable army of neckbeards and perverts that would be knocking down the white house's door would innumerable.
I love this quote.
We give government more power to protect "the people" from greedy businesses, always stating that we can't have a free market because "the people" are too stupid, lazy, or apathetic to protest corporate abuse and need to be saved from themselves.
But, here you are implying that it's OK to give government more power because "the people" will actually revolt against government.
originally posted by: ScientificRailgun
originally posted by: LewsTherinThelamon
a reply to: ScientificRailgun
Nobody is going to censor American internet. If they did, the veritable army of neckbeards and perverts that would be knocking down the white house's door would innumerable.
I see your game.
The Government cannot, and will not suddenly start censoring the internet. There's this pesky little document called the "Constitution" and it's "free speech" thing standing in the way.
I'd laugh at the falseness of your statement if the facts of the matter weren't so appallingly tragic.
originally posted by: LewsTherinThelamon
a reply to: Aazadan
I understand what you are saying, but sometimes you have no choice but to make sacrifices for something important.
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
The summary makes it clear in my mind. It is about certain corporations getting what they want, but nobody here seems to have mentioned it.
What percentage of traffic on the net is composed of "illegal" audio, video, and ebooks? How much lost revenue do you figure is assumed by these industries related to such content?
Say goodbye to file-sharing as we've known it.
You misunderstand what I mean. And I also like that you cherrypicked the ONE sarcastic comment in the multitudes of reasoned, thoughtful responses I've posted in this thread. I see your game.
The Government cannot, and will not suddenly start censoring the internet. There's this pesky little document called the "Constitution" and it's "free speech" thing standing in the way.
originally posted by: Psynic
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: SkepticOverlord
Alarmist nonsense.
It's a dead giveaway when the source cited is a YouTube video about a news article rather then the news article itself.
Yeah, I'm sure that newspaper clipping was a complete FAKE.
We cant see anything anymore. It's all secret and under national security. We gave our rights away out of fear. Laws were passed out of that fear, and now I fear we are screwed. No Pun Intended. Once there signed into law that's it.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: stosh64
Of course not, NO ONE has seen it because they refuse to release the regulations so anyone can see them.
I'm sure they're all wonderful and great and everything everyone here has it in their head they are ... just like Barack Obama rides a unicorn that farts rainbows and brings fabulous success to everything he and his administration touch.