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Re: POTUS backs net neutrality

From Anthony Giacalone <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: POTUS backs net neutrality
Date 2014-11-11 19:20 +0000
Organization SDF Public Access UNIX System, Est. 1987
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:08:11 +0000 (UTC), Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> wrote:

> As much as I dislike O. as a prez., there is one good thing with this. 
> He has "informed" a significant number of voters of an issue that
> otherwise they would never have known about.
>
> And as was seen by the sopa/copa attempt, if enough voters push their
> purchased congress moles, the moles will listen.  Because all the
> lobbying by corporate interests in the world does not count if your
> voting base decides to turn you out of office.

The president also has direct influence over the chair of the FCC, who
in turn can influence policy on an administrative level.

Not as good as having acutal legislation, but at least it's a move in
the right direction.

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POTUS backs net neutrality Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-11-10 23:31 +0000
  Re: POTUS backs net neutrality RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-11-11 08:05 +0000
    Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-11-11 09:10 +0000
      Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-11-11 14:08 +0000
        Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Anthony Giacalone <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org> - 2014-11-11 19:20 +0000
          Re: POTUS backs net neutrality RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-11-12 14:46 +0000
            Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-12 17:26 +0200
              Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Anthony Giacalone <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org> - 2014-11-12 19:07 +0000
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-12 22:12 +0200
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Anthony Giacalone <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org> - 2014-11-12 21:09 +0000
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 00:27 +0200
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-11-13 11:26 +0000
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Anthony Giacalone <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org> - 2014-11-13 14:44 +0000
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 17:02 +0200
                Re: POTUS backs net neutrality RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-11-14 16:18 +0000
    Re: POTUS backs net neutrality Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-13 16:21 -0800

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