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40. Rump has the veto power

Reply to PuppyBismark (Reply #28)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 06:29 AM

Mar 2017

think he'll use it?

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The House just voted to wipe out the FCCs landmark Internet privacy protections [View all] CousinIT Mar 2017 OP

The lower 99% is just a number Matthew28 Mar 2017 #1

How is a 10 vote margin an "overwhelming" vote? pnwmom Mar 2017 #2

Yeah! The editor has an agenda. KeepItReal Mar 2017 #5

I think the writer was using the 230 -180 preliminary vote, then when the final vote came in, Mc Mike Mar 2017 #12

House Republicans voted overwhelmingly rpannier Mar 2017 #32

exactly...wow, what a dick. nt JCanete Mar 2017 #47

"Unreasonably strict guidelines" my ass.... these bastards want to profit off my health records groundloop Mar 2017 #3

Good idea! MarcA Mar 2017 #15

So you pay for your Internet, and then the greedy bastards sell your browsing history KeepItReal Mar 2017 #4

DU is not https and it should be. Worktodo Mar 2017 #6

Try HTTPS Everywhere klook Mar 2017 #41

Great we fucking lost another battle. And from what I read, this is irreversible. NICE. retrowire Mar 2017 #7

This will result in lawsuits They_Live Mar 2017 #8

THEY really don't fucking care... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #44

How do they justify tths to their constituents ?What's the spin here ? nocalflea Mar 2017 #9

They don't bother. They change the subject or run some bafflegab about "innovation". . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #13

And yet , our elected leaders expect us to be innovative on a bare minimum budget. nocalflea Mar 2017 #16

Abortion. Gay Marriage. Bathroom Security rpannier Mar 2017 #33

Oh, gawd. This is getting worse and worse. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #10

Because billionaires have your best interests at heart. You can sleep warm & fuzzy at night on that. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #11

Gerrymandering passed it in the House, but where was the Senate filibuster? MarcA Mar 2017 #14

They're saving their energy for when they fold on Gorsuch. nocalflea Mar 2017 #17

No. See post #35 onenote Mar 2017 #36

Senate consideration of a resolution of disapproval is not subject to filibuster onenote Mar 2017 #35

Thank you for the explanation MarcA Mar 2017 #37

So, now's the time to take recommendations on the varying VPN offerings out there. MADem Mar 2017 #18

This is probably worthy of an OP n/t blaze Mar 2017 #19

A VPN thread would be great! Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #23

We really need this! ThingsGottaChange Mar 2017 #29

should be good for another 1000 points on the DOW elmac Mar 2017 #20

The rules had been blocked a month ago. onenote Mar 2017 #22

I'm calling my ISP in the morning to see if they will allow an Opt-out. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #21

you can't opt out of the law mdbl Mar 2017 #39

THE WEASEL WORM THAT TRUMP APPOINTED TO CHAIR THE FCC dawn frenzy adams Mar 2017 #24

I have a small local company as my ISP Alt-Orange Mar 2017 #25

What is the significance that this is a "joint resolution"? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #26

I guess these ass holes forgot MontanaMama Mar 2017 #27

Is there no veto protection for any of this legislation? PuppyBismark Mar 2017 #28

Rump has the veto power mdbl Mar 2017 #40

Last weeks vote tally in the Senate. amerikat Mar 2017 #30

Screw the Second Ammendment, what about the 4th's Rights of Privacy? LakeArenal Mar 2017 #31

I think we need an intellectual property or trade secret approach BadgerKid Mar 2017 #38

I'm so sick of these motherfucking scumbag assholes... GReedDiamond Mar 2017 #34

GJGE Snowdenistas Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #42

I've got a question for white folks in flyover America: Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #43

VPN time Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #45

For us idiots, what is this and how will it help? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2017 #46