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I feel more helpless now than I did on November 9th, 2016.

rocketpastsix 9y ago
Make sure you are registered to vote if you are in the United States. And vote in every election. Even something that seems small like school board has more implications then we know.
- StillBored 9y ago
  And if you live in a city, demand the election commission open more polling places/etc. Low turnout in urban areas is at least partially because people don't want to wait in lines for hours, while the poling places in rural areas have 0 wait times...
- craftyguy 9y ago
  Give me candidates worth voting for first.
  - ConceptJunkie 9y ago
    This is the most important issue. The system is rigged in favor of the incumbents in many, many ways.
    - rocketpastsix 9y ago
      Nothing stopping you from running, even if it is to just push the conversation in a certain direction.
- ghostly_s 9y ago
  Not enough.
- rev_null 9y ago
  Wasn't Pai appointed by Trump instead of by election? Didn't most of the voting Americans vote against Trump? It seems like a better approach to US politics is to be rich.
Delmania 9y ago
This will not just get rammed through. I believe both the ACLU and EFF have lawsuits waiting to be filed once the vote happens. Between Pai's comments and actions, they have a strong case that the agency disregarded the public's opinion and is therefore not acting in the interest of the public, which, I have been told is a legal requirement of the FCC. This is another example of a Trump appointee trying to weaken the agency he was put in charge of, only to have the federal courts deny that.
- peterwwillis 9y ago
  Don't you think they've already anticipated lawsuits and have been working on their rebuttal? All they have to argue is that removing the regulations improves competition, or that broadband providers aren't subject to regulations. Net neutrality rules have only been around for a couple of years, they could easily be reversed in one or two more.
  - dawnerd 9y ago
    Considering the current administrations lawyers claimed to have tweeted admission of obstruction, I wouldn’t be so sure they’re the brightest bunch out there. They probably figured it would be a cakewalk.
    - peterwwillis 9y ago
      That was Trump's personal lawyer. He is separate from the lawyers at the FCC, or the White House Counsel, or the Attorney General, etc. There's a lot of different lawyers. Some of them are political veterans, and some of them are former corporate lawyers. They have a lot of experience between them.
chesimov 9y ago
I too am saddened as what happens in the US will influence the rest of the world; I expect to see similar things happen closer to home if this goes through.
plandis 9y ago
Don't worry, at least this isn't the worst thing that will happen this year. You'll have to wait for that until Alabama elects a child molester (accused by 6? different women) over a Democrat.

Make sure you are registered to vote if you are in the United States. And vote in every election. Even something that seems small like school board has more implications then we know.

StillBored 9y ago
And if you live in a city, demand the election commission open more polling places/etc. Low turnout in urban areas is at least partially because people don't want to wait in lines for hours, while the poling places in rural areas have 0 wait times...
craftyguy 9y ago
Give me candidates worth voting for first.
- ConceptJunkie 9y ago
  This is the most important issue. The system is rigged in favor of the incumbents in many, many ways.
  - rocketpastsix 9y ago
    Nothing stopping you from running, even if it is to just push the conversation in a certain direction.
ghostly_s 9y ago
Not enough.
rev_null 9y ago
Wasn't Pai appointed by Trump instead of by election? Didn't most of the voting Americans vote against Trump? It seems like a better approach to US politics is to be rich.

Delmania 9y ago

This will not just get rammed through. I believe both the ACLU and EFF have lawsuits waiting to be filed once the vote happens. Between Pai's comments and actions, they have a strong case that the agency disregarded the public's opinion and is therefore not acting in the interest of the public, which, I have been told is a legal requirement of the FCC. This is another example of a Trump appointee trying to weaken the agency he was put in charge of, only to have the federal courts deny that.

peterwwillis 9y ago
Don't you think they've already anticipated lawsuits and have been working on their rebuttal? All they have to argue is that removing the regulations improves competition, or that broadband providers aren't subject to regulations. Net neutrality rules have only been around for a couple of years, they could easily be reversed in one or two more.
- dawnerd 9y ago
  Considering the current administrations lawyers claimed to have tweeted admission of obstruction, I wouldn’t be so sure they’re the brightest bunch out there. They probably figured it would be a cakewalk.
  - peterwwillis 9y ago
    That was Trump's personal lawyer. He is separate from the lawyers at the FCC, or the White House Counsel, or the Attorney General, etc. There's a lot of different lawyers. Some of them are political veterans, and some of them are former corporate lawyers. They have a lot of experience between them.

chesimov 9y ago

I too am saddened as what happens in the US will influence the rest of the world; I expect to see similar things happen closer to home if this goes through.

plandis 9y ago

Don't worry, at least this isn't the worst thing that will happen this year. You'll have to wait for that until Alabama elects a child molester (accused by 6? different women) over a Democrat.