Al Franken's Warning On Net Neutrality 564
An anonymous reader writes "Democratic Sen. Al Franken weighed in on Net Neutrality over the weekend at the Netroots Nation conference of liberal activists in Las Vegas, calling it 'the First Amendment issue of our time,' and warning against Republican plans for less regulation. More from a blog post on CBSNews.com: 'Speculating on what the Internet could morph into under the Republicans' preferred lack of regulation, Franken asked the audience of bloggers how long it would take before the Fox News website loads significantly more quickly than the Daily Kos website. "If you want to protect the free flow of information in this country, you have to help me fight this," he said.'"
Re:yes, please. (Score:5, Funny)
The "free market" theory is obviously worth as much as tits on a bull when it comes to ISPs.
Blasphemy! Are you suggesting that the "free market" might not be able to solve all our problems?!
Re:yes, please. (Score:4, Funny)
If he's not, I will.
Re:how many web 2.0 companies (Score:5, Funny)
blow it up (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A big fat idiot (Score:4, Funny)
You're a fucking idiot. It's precisely because of government intervention that you're capable of carrying out a safe, happy, healthy life.
That is, unless you want the government to cease all regulation with regards to transportation safety standards, food safety standards, building codes, etc. I suppose that's all typical liberal elitism too, eh?
Actually I think a system like this could work pretty well. And then if you have any disputes, you settle them in the Thunderdome.
Re:A big fat idiot (Score:3, Funny)
Actually I think a system like this could work pretty well. And then if you have any disputes, you settle them in the Thunderdome.
"My body consumes all waste materials...it's like the Thunderdome in here! Only, two men enter, no man leaves." -Meatwad
Re:yes, please. (Score:1, Funny)
And this children, is what we all an anecdote.
Re:how many web 2.0 companies (Score:2, Funny)
What business model?
Selling dimes for a nickel and making it up in volume?