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Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by ajross on Sunday May 14, 2017 @10:34PM (#14338766)
His core base elected him on a platform that explicitly refused to touch entitlements. Didn't matter.

> Net Neutrality isn't partisan

Sorry, that's just wrong. This is one of the most partisan issues where actual policy is being changed. There are near zero crossover votes on either side. There are good guys and bad guys, and your refusal to actually put your support behind the good guys is absolutely infuriating to those of us who can see the truth.

Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by DiThi on Sunday May 14, 2017 @11:01PM (#14338853)
The only reason it's partisan is because the previous government addressed it. Nothing else. There's nothing inherent in the values of either party to strongly side for or against net neutrality.
Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by philipov on Sunday May 14, 2017 @11:15PM (#14338903)
I think you and grandparent don't agree on the meaning of the word 'partisan', and ended up talking past each other.

Parties don't have inherent values at all. They're just factions of people who hang out at the same clubs. Their values swing as the people attending the parties change over time.

Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by jack9 on Monday May 15, 2017 @12:13AM (#14339113)
> There are near zero crossover votes on either side.

Citation? Because I don't know a single Dem or Rep who endorses removing Net Neutrality (although I think I just read the first comment to say so on HN above).

Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by ajross on Monday May 15, 2017 @11:52AM (#14342522)
Literally every republican with a stake (i.e. the FCC board, and those responsible for nominating/confirming them) endorses this policy. It's literally the party line position.

I think this citation needs to go the other way: which republican do you know who have come out in favor of the current net neutrality regime. I honestly can't think of one.

Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by jack9 on Monday May 15, 2017 @12:42PM (#14342985)
Your original subject is "His core base", which was what I referenced. You are talking about party politicians. In this situation, we may both be correct.
Re:FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Sp... by Individualist on Sunday May 14, 2017 @11:03PM (#14338863)
I'm part of a large upcomming group on the net that has been pushed into a tiny corner that started with the original net neutrality. Many of these people supported trump, but now are joining in rallying against the FCC change.

This does not include that the new net neutrality we have now is not a true title 2. And has many loop holes inside of it. So what should be the conversation is getting a true title 2 on the books. Not a us versus them. As people I was talking about in the former do not hold the same beliefs of establishment Republicans