People tend to get what they wish for, good and hard. TechFreedom held a fireside chat on Feb. 27th with two FCC commissioners, Ajit Pai and Mike O’Rielly, and the two of them concurred that the new regulations are far-reaching, largely unchecked and pose a threat to consumer bills and to innovation in the industry. Ajit Pai openly questioned what the problem was, saying, “There’s never been a systemic analysis
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February 26, 2015
Feds take over the Internet [Darleen Click]
If you like your internet, you can keep your internet The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted sweeping new regulations sought by President Obama for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry. The commission, following a contentious meeting, voted 3-2 to adopt its so-called net neutrality plan — a proposal that remained secret in
February 8, 2015
“If you like your internet, you can keep your internet” [Darleen Click]
Of course, you don’t get to see IWonPenPhone’s 322-page plan for government regulation seizure of the internet until after the FCC Commission vote … Here is President Obama's 332-page plan to regulate the Internet. I wish the public could see what's inside. pic.twitter.com/bwwAsk8ZiB — Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) February 6, 2015 “President Obama’s plan marks a monumental shift toward government control of the Internet. It gives the FCC the power to
February 21, 2014
The State will define your “information rights” [Darleen Click] UPDATED
On the heels of the rather stunning decision of the FCC to send government agents into newsrooms across the country to “study” “perceived station bias”, supporters of this unConstitutional move have discovered a new “right” … Is the @FCC trespassing upon press freedom or defending our info rights? Watch @benshapiro & my debate w/ @megynkelly http://t.co/mGp0gfRxlK — Mark Hannah (@ProfessorHannah) February 21, 2014 Shorter Mark Hannah: Trust us! ******************************************* UPDATE:
March 5, 2012
It’s official – ObamaBots want opposing political speech banned [Darleen Click]
via The White House direct the FCC to investigate Rush Limbaugh for biased and distorted news and for making intimidating statements On February 29 and March 1, 2010, Rush Limbaugh broadcast biased and distorted news commentary as well as intimidating statements about an individual, Sandra Fluke. On the air, he called Fluke a “slut” and a prostitute in response to Congressional testimony regarding contraception. The next day he aired these