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Bragi

(7,650 posts)
86. As it should be
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 11:07 PM
Jan 2014

Judges need to be learned in the law. Period. They don't need to be popular.

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a Choice?! Locrian Jan 2014 #1
You're lucky proReality Jan 2014 #19
I hate AT&T with a PASSION Miles Archer Jan 2014 #84
Like others here marsis Jan 2014 #57
They live totally in an alternative universe. They have absolutely no F'en conception of what RKP5637 Jan 2014 #88
That Court Is Corrupt billhicks76 Jan 2014 #78
No choice here. Charter or nothing. Not even DSL. Kablooie Jan 2014 #83
Perhaps this US Appeals Judge should... amerciti001 Jan 2014 #100
Corporations win again! BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #2
Was there ever any doubt?!! blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #64
I guess I still liked to believe that we're still a democracy. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #90
#^!&@$&^#&*$% Assholes Sgent Jan 2014 #3
+1000000 CFLDem Jan 2014 #76
Just what I wass going to Copy And Paste. !! pangaia Jan 2014 #103
"Since when is it a courts position to second guess regulators?" dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #107
http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2013/09/d-c-circuit-judges-voice-skepticism-of-fcc-net djean111 Jan 2014 #4
Coming soon: The Internet Entertainment Gold Package Plus by Verizon. Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #8
You betcha! Plucketeer Jan 2014 #30
Any site except AT&T's, or sites that don't match the CEO's politics. Dash87 Jan 2014 #51
No doubt! Verizon is a parasitic leech. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #89
a choice of which set of tubes to use, you mean? who appointed the jerks on that court? niyad Jan 2014 #5
Here is the opinion.... xocet Jan 2014 #33
OK, not to be an 'ageist' jerk or anything Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #91
Most excellent post! dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #108
We better learn Morse code and Marthe48 Jan 2014 #6
Many people do not have a choice Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #7
Yup. ctsnowman Jan 2014 #45
some of us can only get SATELLITE TV and internet... druidity33 Jan 2014 #75
You're right! Satellite is my only choice in my rural community. My neighbor has japple Jan 2014 #106
why/how does satellite internet suck? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #110
Well mostly because of bandwidth restrictions... druidity33 Jan 2014 #112
wow..that does suck. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #113
Fuck. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #9
The courts are the least 'democratic' of all the three branches of government LongTomH Jan 2014 #10
As it should be Bragi Jan 2014 #86
I just wish... nikto Jan 2014 #97
Activist Judges legislating from the bench mikeysnot Jan 2014 #11
"They can go to another broadband provider "... Veilex Jan 2014 #12
Most people I know CAN NOT go to another provider as one provider has monopoly Triana Jan 2014 #18
exactly! I can only chose Comcast for cable LittleGirl Jan 2014 #42
We are semi-rural and Charter has been putting up Ads big time for the last month. glinda Jan 2014 #70
Right cvoogt Jan 2014 #37
Yup. I see almost every commenter saying the same thing closeupready Jan 2014 #47
Apparently, some folks think we all live in NYC or other places with ISP choices. jeff47 Jan 2014 #13
The choices for cable in NYC: Time Warner. That's it. DLnyc Jan 2014 #14
For cable TV. But there are other options for ISP. jeff47 Jan 2014 #16
Where you live it's LiberalElite Jan 2014 #80
Internet SamKnause Jan 2014 #15
Your story is my story proReality Jan 2014 #25
Reply SamKnause Jan 2014 #29
ISP charges are getting outrageous. In my area its either dialup, satellite totodeinhere Jan 2014 #34
Reply SamKnause Jan 2014 #36
THAT is the truth. !!! pangaia Jan 2014 #104
Beyond Terrible! cer7711 Jan 2014 #17
So are we going to go back to the days of tiered internet? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #20
Choices? What choices? Fucking corporate judges! mountain grammy Jan 2014 #21
Is the Judge OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2014 #23
Opinion for the Court was filed by Circuit Judge Tatel. Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #28
Well, that sucks. cyberswede Jan 2014 #22
Enjoy it while you have it. I use to have the same some years ago, and the RKP5637 Jan 2014 #92
Choice? Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #24
+1. jsr Jan 2014 #39
+2. closeupready Jan 2014 #49
They're not oblivious. They just think we're stupid. Dash87 Jan 2014 #50
And that we won't do anything about it. savannah43 Jan 2014 #53
The problem is, the telecom companies would bury any references to the neutral one. Dash87 Jan 2014 #55
Yeah, it's only a few hundred billion dollars. I think I've got that in my other pants. jeff47 Jan 2014 #73
We have three.. awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #96
Here is the actual opinion happyslug Jan 2014 #26
This is BULLSHIT William Seger Jan 2014 #27
+ a shit load. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #46
These judges are wrong. If you live in a rural area, there is usually only one provider and OregonBlue Jan 2014 #31
I'm boxed in by Comcast. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #32
Corporate profit+control=owning all source of mass communications heaven05 Jan 2014 #35
Consumers have a choice??? jsr Jan 2014 #38
This is so much more important than Chris Christie beerandjesus Jan 2014 #40
This is an unmitigated disaster Moliere Jan 2014 #41
I'm reading the partial dissent Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #43
It would be shocking if the politicians and the courts Enthusiast Jan 2014 #44
That, went out a long time ago in the US, as did a democracy. Now, citizens are RKP5637 Jan 2014 #94
The court opinion is straight bull crap. Dash87 Jan 2014 #48
Another doozy from the partial "dissent" Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #52
The closing insult Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #54
What a lie, consumers like myself do not have a choice in which isp we use because cstanleytech Jan 2014 #56
Is the internet a public or a private domain? sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #58
Would this permit my ISP to block DU, or make it too slow to be useable? arcane1 Jan 2014 #59
Yes, but they probably won't FuzzyRabbit Jan 2014 #63
Thanks. Making the "choice" a mere illusion. arcane1 Jan 2014 #65
You're spot on about stifling the competition, but... Jerry442 Jan 2014 #69
This, is exactly what is going to happen, there is absolutely no doubt. It will be a RKP5637 Jan 2014 #93
So basically, it mea begin_within Jan 2014 #60
Damn. The ISPs got him in the middle of his post. n/t whopis01 Jan 2014 #85
ˆThread winner. Efilroft Sul Jan 2014 #95
U.S. appeals court kills net neutrality The CCC Jan 2014 #61
There is a petition at Erda Jan 2014 #62
Here's the link to freepress.net 2banon Jan 2014 #66
This country already has sucky broadband coverage. So let's make it worse! octoberlib Jan 2014 #67
What ISP choice are these buttholes talking about? blackspade Jan 2014 #68
This war isn't over yet..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #71
Assholes... ChromeFoundry Jan 2014 #72
its a Brave New Fahrenheit 1894 TimeToEvolve Jan 2014 #74
K&R - this is important. nt TBF Jan 2014 #77
They will make sure porn sites stream their video just fine. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #79
More on the decision here Ash_F Jan 2014 #81
If there was competition it would be one thing but they are all monopolies! Kablooie Jan 2014 #82
Wonder how much money and bribery flowed through back doors for this ruling? n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #87
The US is not a country. It's a business. truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #98
+1. jsr Jan 2014 #101
The dinosaurs running the ISPs probably think Lawlbringer Jan 2014 #99
You give them too much credit. RedCappedBandit Jan 2014 #105
I hate the term, but I've got to "half agree" Lawlbringer Jan 2014 #111
This is a dark, dark day in America. woo me with science Jan 2014 #102
I saw this on the cover of the L.A. Times this morning... tofuandbeer Jan 2014 #109
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