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LeftInTX

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12. Best handled with legislation and not constitutional

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 05:17 PM

Dec 2017

amendment.

It is technology related and could be written as a law into the CFR. A constitutional amendment should be able to hold for 100+ years. Technology is constantly changing and it is much easier to update the CFR than the constitution.

Net neutrality could fall under the 1st Amend.

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Net neutrality and a Constitutional Amendment: good idea, bad idea, or ? [View all] steve2470 Dec 2017 OP

What will the amendment say? onenote Dec 2017 #1

something to the effect of guaranteeing net neutrality steve2470 Dec 2017 #2

Hard to assess whether a Constitutional Amendment on net neutrality is a good idea onenote Dec 2017 #3

yes it would have to be very carefully and specifically written steve2470 Dec 2017 #4

freedom of speech bdamomma Dec 2017 #5

I would argue that, yes steve2470 Dec 2017 #6

Dec 14th is the vote for it. bdamomma Dec 2017 #7

yep I agree! nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #8

an example of the BS against net neutrality steve2470 Dec 2017 #9

bad idea melm00se Dec 2017 #10

A fundamental human right dumbcat Dec 2017 #11

Actually, no it isn't. WillowTree Dec 2017 #13

Tell me what it is dumbcat Dec 2017 #14

Best handled with legislation and not constitutional LeftInTX Dec 2017 #12