FCC and the internet

[Steve Furbish]

Sense Hofstede wrote:
> What is it with you all that you keep seeing the state as pure evil,
> even though it ought to represent you, be made up of you, whereas
> companies are universally good?
>   

In theory you would expect it to be the other way around. Private 
industry should be taking care of itself and government should be 
protecting the interests of the citizenry. The problem is that even 
obvious corruption has become acceptable these days. Government's main 
interest seems to have shifted from protecting the country to 
maintaining it's own power and the individual wealth of it's members. 
Corporations now use powerful lobbies to gain government favor without 
much concern for the actual welfare of the customer.

> I think it is a good thing that if a government creates laws it has
> the means to enforce it. It's a logical consequence. If you're against
> law enforcement you should join an anarchist group. 

I've been in local law enforcement for 30 years. I don't support anarchy 
in any way, but a free internet is not anarchy. If you've never seen 
corruption at all levels of government then you've simply not been looking.

> With the currently
> proposed regulation the government, supposed representatives of you,
> will make sure everyone is treated equally on the internet. Without
> it, it's up to Big Money to decide what's wrong and good, what should
> be allowed and what not.
>
> Now, which situation would you prefer?
>   

I think I can support the concept of net neutrality but with a healthy 
dose of prescribed restraint (elected oversight) placed on the FCC as well.


Steve