74 House DEMOCRATS send letter to FCC telling them to NOT protect network neutrality

[mikesm]

So after pressure from the base forced the FCC chairman Julius Genachowski to do a 180 on whether or not to reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act in order to preserve the FCC's ability to enforce network neutrality, 74 House Democrats sent the FCC a letter today protesting this action!

See here on a Republican website that is thrilled with the news: http://americansforprosperity.org/052410-74-house-democrats-oppose-fccs-internet-takeover

Ok, so the fundraiser that Obama appointed to run the FCC got embarrassed by leaks in the Washington Post saying he was giving in to the incumbent telcos and cable companies and decided to embrace the President's campaign position on this issue. Now that all these Dems are mad at him for doing that, what do you think the odds are of his caving in and reversing himself (again)?

Goodbye network neutrality! Goodbye Internet! I would have expected this from the R's, but not from our own team that actively campaigned for neutrality!

[Dogmudgeon]

1. The Dishonor Roll

Here they are.

Write and/or call.

--d!


Rep. Gene Green

Rep. John Adler
Rep. Jason Altmire
Rep. Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca
Rep. John Barrow
Rep. Tim Bishop
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Rep. Dan Boren
Rep. Leonard Boswell
Rep. Allen Boyd
Rep. Robert Brady
Rep. Bobby Bright
Rep. Corrine Brown
Rep. G.K. Butterfield
Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Rep. Russ Carnahan
Rep. Christopher Carney
Rep. Travis Childers
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Rep. William Lacy Clay
Rep. Jim Costa
Rep. Joe Crowley
Rep. Henry Cuellar
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper
Rep. Lincoln Davis
Rep. Steve Driehaus
Rep. Chaka Fattah
Rep. Marcia Fudge
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Rep. Charles Gonzalez
Rep. Al Green
Rep. Debbie Halvorson
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Rep. Baron Hill
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa
Rep. Tim Holden
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas
Rep. Frank Kratovil
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Dan Maffei
Rep. Michael McMahon
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Rep. Charlie Melancon
Rep. Walt Minnick
Rep. Dennis Moore
Rep. Scott Murphy
Rep. Glenn Nye
Rep. Solomon Ortiz
Rep. Bill Owens
Rep. Ed Pastor

[glitch]

4. Thanks for a list of The Bought. nt

[tsuki]

5. Allen Boyd, imagine that. That news will be out and about today.

He does have a primary opponent.

[Joanne98]

10. Traitors! GRRRRRRR!

[w4rma]

2. Now we have a list. of the corrupt Congressmen. Keep it and use it. (nt)

[nykym]

3. If they get enough

letters, calls faxes and emails telling them they have lost your vote we will see how they want to play.

[msongs]

6. Internet should be a public utility out of the hands of our corporate enemies nt

[fatbuckel]

7. The Internet is done.

[seabeckind]

8. So where's the bully pulpit I read about in school?

Why doesn't the admin call these people out? Why doesn't the admin tell them they are wrong and that they should get involved? Why doesn't the admin say that we have to bring back the fairness doctrine?

Oh yeah,...

[NorthCarolina]

9. More progressive Democrats wrote in support of a Public Option and they netted zilch

[nyc 4 Biden]

11. Rep. Mike McMahon you New Dem scumbag! n/t