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Showing Original Post only (View all)Let's Check: Why would anyone so demand the resignation of Sen Franken? [View all]
https://www.alfranken.com/issues/consumers_privacy_netneutrality/Of course. The vote on Net Neutrality is coming soon.
Typical RW smear for self promotion.
CONSUMERS, PRIVACY, & NET NEUTRALITY
Al has become one of the Senates foremost champions for consumers, leading the fight to keep cable, Internet, and cell phone rates low; preserve the free flow of information in America; and oppose corporate actions that would threaten our privacy, our anti-trust laws, or our democracy.
Drawing on his experience in the media industry, Al has taken a leadership role in opposing the recent trend towards media consolidationfighting against mergers that would lead to less choice and higher prices for Minnesota consumers carefully watching their cable, Internet, and cell phone bills.
Al is also the Senates leading defender of net neutralitythe principle that the Internet should be free and open to everyone, and that content should move at the same speed online no matter who owns it.
Telecom corporations are intent on changing the rules so that they can prioritize content they own or selectbut this would give a few powerful corporations far too much control over what Minnesotans can see and do online, and
Al regards protecting the free and open Internet as the most important First Amendment issue of our time.
Minnesota families are also concerned with their privacy online, especially as the advent of new technology outpaces existing privacy protections in our laws.
As the chairman of a new subcommittee charged with protecting our privacy rights in an era of evolving technology, Al is devoted to ensuring that consumers are treated fairlyand that families can count on effective privacy protections.
He is fighting to protect families privacy by passing legislation to crack down on stalking apps that can track a persons location for sale to advertisers or worse.
Meanwhile, Al remains deeply concerned about the effects of the Citizens United decision, which opened the floodgates for corporations to buy our elections. MORE ..
https://www.alfranken.com/landing/e170126/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2017/11/10/the-significance-of-al-frankens-call-to-impose-net-neutrality-on-google-facebook-and-amazon/amp/
Much more info tells us THIS is the reason for the coordinated smears against Franken.
Anyone calling for his resignation or accusing without proof via his self-ordered investigation, is questionable as to their motives.
This is not about sex.
This is not about weak accusations & photoshopped pics.
This is about stacking the deck in favor of killing NN.
However it needs to be done.
This is how the RW and those buying & repeating their lies gave us Trump.
Mind you all, Roger Stone & Fox News was behind the push for Tweedon to start the smear rolling.
Sen Franken is the strongest fighter for Net Neutrality.
That is why they want him gone.
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Stalking apps? Selling your movements to corporations because...?? Better tell your children
Fred Sanders
Nov 2017
#5
I stand by Al I think the attacks are planned hit jobs by right wing operatives.
kimbutgar
Nov 2017
#6
Republicans are also desperately trying to hang on to a senate seat in Alabama. Nobody expected
lutherj
Nov 2017
#10
If they weren't wouldn't he have denied them? Instead he apologized for vague things.
mythology
Nov 2017
#14
I suspect that the method to Al's madness is backhandedly holding the GOP to the same standard
rocktivity
Nov 2017
#15