> many years ago there was some general bipartisan agreement to freaking leave the internet alone. I'd like to know what happened to that. It wasn't a threat a

> many years ago there was some general bipartisan agreement to freaking leave the internet alone. I'd like to know what happened to that. It wasn't a threat at that point. It was a novelty. It's easy to agree to leave a novelty alone. It's difficult when it's threatening the revenue stream of the guys lining your pockets. > that both parties supported the bills by large margins (or they wouldn't have been reported out of committee) until they got caught Look, as much as we want to believe that our representatives actually read the stuff they're pushing, the truth is, they don't. I would be shocked if a singe member of the committee responsible for the bill actually read the damn thing. Each of them is on quite a few other committees, responsible for quite a few other bills, have speaking engagements, businesses, books they're writing, etc etc. They decide on what to vote for and push based on who's supporting it. Some members of the GOP saw the Chamber of Commerce as a supporter and jumped on board. Commerce = Business = Good. Seriously, that was the thought process. Once they saw the push-back, they realized things were more complicated than that, and dropped support. Can the GOP be a strong ally for leaving the Internet alone? Absolutely. As long as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, etc. line their pockets right before re-election time. If that happens, I promise you, they'll vote for whatever bill the "Internet" endorses. Without reading it. It's a promise.