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Net Neutrality Suffers Setback in Senate Vote

Posted on Jun 28, 2006

The Senate Commerce Committee fell a single vote short of passing an amendment to safeguard the free and open Internet as momentum builds toward a full Senate vote on Net neutrality.

Save the Internet:

The Senate Commerce Committee fell a single vote short of passing an amendment to safeguard the free and open Internet as momentum builds toward a full Senate vote on Net Neutrality.

Offered by Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), the amendment to Senator Stevens telecommunications bill (S. 2686) would have ensured meaningful protection for Net Neutrality, preventing big phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private tollway.

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By jake, June 29, 2006 at 3:24 pm #
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A People to People Peace Proposal to End The Iraq War

Why not? The Internet’s made to order for such an action. What’s nice about it is that no politicians or other in-betweens will be needed, since the only thing one needs is a computer and a mutually agreed upon meeting place such as Truthdig.com.
And there’s still time. Hey out there, are there any Iraqi resisters who are tuned-in to Truthdig.com? If so, for starters how’s about our troops out now with putting an end to all violence against our troops being your part of the deal? .We can build on that. And once the momentum shifts our way.................

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By Benjamin Ross, June 29, 2006 at 11:59 am #
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Net neutrality is the single greatest obstacle to Bush and Company completing the takeover of this country. If the senate defeats it, we’re in for it.

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