Trump Executive Order to 'censor the Internet' denounced as dangerous and unconstitutional

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25. I AM. I get it. They not only monitor everything, but the next step is censor dissent by arrest.

Ajit Pai's repeal effectively stripped the FCC of its role in protecting consumers and competition in the broadband market. And the consequences have been dire.

The latest political evil foisted upon CA during its wildfires.

"As a result, a fire department has no recourse when Verizon throttles its broadband, and AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint can sell precise geolocation information for its customers to data brokers who then sell them to bounty hunters without consequence," Sohn said, referring to news last year that Verizon slowed the Santa Clara Fire Department's service to a crawl while first responders were fighting wildfires in California and allegations that major wireless carriers have been selling customer location data.https://www.cnet.com/news/net-neutrality-has-been-dead-for-a-year-what-you-need-to-know/

More from C-Net:

California and Washington, that have passed their own laws governing an open internet...the "Restoring Internet Freedom" order, pre-empts states from creating their own regulations. The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against some states, including California. (my emphasis)
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...Democrats were able to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution in the Senate last year that would've repealed the FCC's order to dismantle the 2015 rules. But it's unlikely any Republicans will defect again to pass this legislation, even if Democrats succeed in getting it to the floor of the Senate.

If it passes both houses of Congress, it still has to be signed into law by Trump. And White House advisors have already said they are advising the president to veto it.

Yet another reason we must retake the Senate in 2020!