(Must get this off chest).... Unless Obama walks his talk on Net Neutrality, he is a Phony

[MADem]

164. It might not be a good shift, at first, depending upon who prevails.

But it may produce better solutions downstream. I'm reading a lot about ideas to link private computers in such a way to get the "gubmint" out of the business entirely, a way of going "off the grid" as it were. That's probably an unlikely fix short-term, but I lived in an era when no one had a color television set, and many, MANY people (my family included) went for several years without a black-and-white set. Sometimes, technology ambles along, other times, we're in "leaps and bounds" territory. I am still driving a car with no air bags, no ABS, no computer at all, it operates by a quaint thing called a "key," I have to remember to turn the lights on and off, it doesn't "warn" with a buzz if I forget, either; and the super modern windshield wipers have two settings--slow and fast. And I drive on roads with electric cars and hybrids with all the bells and whistles. Change stutters, and starts, sometimes.

As I said, we get two bites of the apple here (many more, in actual fact, because laws can be repealed, though it's not always an easy process--look how long the GOP have tried to repeal ACA?).

Regulation is one thing, but legislation is something else entirely.

We do need a strong Dem presence in Congress--not just a simple majority, a strong and progressive presence--that can power legislation through, if needs must.


I say let the comment period commence. Yes, there will be corporate interests who will push their agenda, and the response to that is to push back. Hard. Often. Many voices.

Those kids playing HALO 346 or whatever the iteration is need to put down the controllers and first, engage in the comment process and second, write to their legislators--that would a start. If they sit back, do nothing, and complain about "the man" after the fact, they've done it to themselves. They are the future, and they probably need to be made aware that "The future is NOW."

As for politicians "leading us," I don't view them that way. Certainly, the POTUS in his position as Commander in Chief is leader of our military, and he can, of course, exert "moral leadership" to guide us through the issues of the day, but I do believe that in USA, the "leaders" are "We, The People" and the politicians are our public "servants." They SERVE us. But even the best waiter doesn't know what to bring you, if you do not place your order first.

Bring those politicians critical mass that see things your way, and they WILL do your bidding. They serve the people, because, if they don't, they get fired. Perhaps that's where "We, the People" should concentrate our resolve, persuading busy people to "check in" --in every way possible, through a letter writing, telephone, and social media campaign--and complain across the board about this issue.