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If you are on the internet often, you know about Net Neutrality, the government rule that if you are an Internet Service Provider (ISP) you can't make your users pay extra for special access so that their favorite porn sites don't buffer. Trump FCC appointee Ajit Pai decided to get rid of the rule.   But! It turns out there is a rule that the US Senate can override the FCC and put the rule back! https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/953240919423119360 Here is a list of the 50 US Senators who have not yet agreed to vote to restore Net Neutrality: Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Sullivan, Dan (R-AK) Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) McCain, John (R-AZ) Boozman, John (R-AR) Cotton, Tom (R-AR) Gardner, Cory (R-CO) Rubio, Marco (R-FL) Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) Perdue, David (R-GA) Crapo, Mike (R-ID) Risch, James E. (R-ID) Young, Todd (R-IN) Ernst, Joni (R-IA) Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) Moran, Jerry (R-KS) Roberts, Pat (R-KS) McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Paul, Rand (R-KY) Cassidy, Bill (R-LA) Kennedy, John (R-LA) Cochran, Thad (R-MS) Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS) Blunt, Roy (R-MO) Daines, Steve (R-MT) Fischer, Deb (R-NE) Sasse, Ben (R-NE) Heller, Dean (R-NV) Burr, Richard (R-NC) Tillis, Thom (R-NC) Hoeven, John (R-ND) Portman, Rob (R-OH) Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) Lankford, James (R-OK) Toomey, Patrick J. (R-PA) Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) Scott, Tim (R-SC) Rounds, Mike (R-SD) Thune, John (R-SD) Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) Corker, Bob (R-TN) Cornyn, John (R-TX) Cruz, Ted (R-TX) Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) Lee, Mike (R-UT) Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV) Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Barrasso, John (R-WY) Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY) If you see yours on the list, contact them maybe?
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Jan 16, 2018 18:18
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Bump, plus cant believe Rand Paul? Seems like a no brainer because freedoms.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:27
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Unless your call involves offering them a lot of money it is not going to change their minds. Look up any of these people. They've proven your thoughts and concerns don't matter to them a hundred times over.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:29
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lol imagine a single republican senator who doesn't act out of some racist/sexist/bigoted/monetary interest
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Jan 16, 2018 18:31
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I just moved to Utah and I guess I'll try but also LoL at trying to convince Hatch or Lee to not vote in their wallet's interests
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Jan 16, 2018 18:32
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i'll just give ted cruz a quick call, and mark myself as a target for the zodiac, right
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Jan 16, 2018 18:33
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I'm sorry but your plan is already doomed to failure for you see the moment "net neutrality" ended, myself and millions of others across the globe died instantly. The event was ironically called "The Great Neutralization".
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Jan 16, 2018 18:33
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Net Neutrality is good for small businesses, and also for giant internet businesses that aren't ISPs. There should be plenty of monetary interest for any Republican. Surely at least one person on the list of 50 is not owned by Comcast and Verizon.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:33
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Moon Atari posted:Unless your call involves offering them a lot of money it is not going to change their minds. Look up any of these people. They've proven your thoughts and concerns don't matter to them a hundred times over. They'll act if they think it hurts their chances of getting re-elected not to but I don't know how true that is for most of these dudes.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:34
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fatal oopsie-daisy posted:lol imagine a single republican senator who doesn't act out of some racist/sexist/bigoted/monetary interest
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Jan 16, 2018 18:34
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If only they could move this fast on anything important, like making student loan debt dischargeable...
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Jan 16, 2018 18:38
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fatal oopsie-daisy posted:lol imagine a single senator who doesn't act out of some racist/sexist/bigoted/monetary interest FTFY
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Jan 16, 2018 18:40
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Tallgeese posted:If only they could move this fast on anything important, like making student loan debt dischargeable... Yeah... but too bad student debt is like half the US gov'ts financial asset sheet lol
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Jan 16, 2018 18:41
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Lots of people continue to find justifications for voting republican despite the fact they always make decisions like this, and on issues of much more significance and harm than this one.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:41
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Rastor posted:Net Neutrality is good for small businesses, and also for giant internet businesses that aren't ISPs. There should be plenty of monetary interest for any Republican.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:42
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That first cartoon seems off, it's more like a series of tollbooths and a flashing school zone sign on the right side
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Jan 16, 2018 18:42
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Rastor posted:Net Neutrality is good for small businesses, and also for giant internet businesses that aren't ISPs. There should be plenty of monetary interest for any Republican. Amazon and Twitter aren't about to move their HQs to fuckin Oklahoma so
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Jan 16, 2018 18:52
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Tallgeese posted:If only they could move this fast on anything important, like making student loan debt dischargeable... use your degree to get a job and pay it back
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Jan 16, 2018 18:54
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I called Pat Toomey, got an intern who definitely has fielded about 500 calls like this, and then asked when Toomey was going to be back in the office. "We don't know." That's been every single interaction I've had with my senator since I started calling this year to try and save healthcare and prevent the tax change. In short, gently caress Pat Toomey in general and I can't wait until he's revealed to be cheating on his wife with a donkey, or whatever the current Republican thing to do is.
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Jan 16, 2018 18:55
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i don't think a republican senator will stop being a huge piece of poo poo long enough to do anything for the american people. why would you even expect that to happen?
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Jan 16, 2018 18:55
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:i don't think a republican senator will stop being a huge piece of poo poo long enough to do anything for the american people. why would you even expect that to happen? It isn't for the American People, it's for ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERs
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Jan 16, 2018 18:59
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You literally can't call your senator. It isn't a real thing. If you look hard you might find a number to call or an address to write to, but they won't actually return your call or read your letter. The senator themselves probably doesn't even receive notification of that attempt to communicate with them: it will be filtered out like spam. Assuming you aren't somebody special.
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Jan 16, 2018 19:00
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Moon Atari posted:You literally can't call your senator. It isn't a real thing. If you look hard you might find a number to call or an address to write to, but they won't actually return your call or read your letter. The senator themselves probably doesn't even receive notification of that attempt to communicate with them: it will be filtered out like spam. Assuming you aren't somebody special. The interns count up the calls I grant you that Senator Asswipe may or may not glance at the tally
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Jan 16, 2018 19:02
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Rastor posted:It isn't for the American People, it's for ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERs they don't care about small business owners either. it's just a buzzword.
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Jan 16, 2018 19:04
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Rastor posted:The interns count up the calls They do care in that they want to be re-elected but they don't actually care what you think. They care about what 50%+ of likely voters in their state think. Even then it won't stop them necessarily, if they think they can spin it so that it doesn't hurt their re-election chances.
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Jan 16, 2018 19:11
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Call-ins aren't really much of a poll, at least if you write a letter they might quote it when they're grandstanding about what they were already gonna do. If you care enough to want your senator to count you as a number, but not more than that, get an EFF membership or something so your number is attached to an effort-worthy bloc of voters with a coherent set of desires who there's any reason to expect might actually turn out every couple years to check a box.
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Jan 16, 2018 19:18
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A Fancy Hat posted:I called Pat Toomey, got an intern who definitely has fielded about 500 calls like this, and then asked when Toomey was going to be back in the office. I was a press intern and just looked at new clippings each morning. A few times they let me write an actual letter back to people. Really though, Important work like blowing off constituents with lip service was the job of legislative correspondents.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:31
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you can tell net neutrality is bad because america is the only country getting rid of it
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Jan 16, 2018 20:38
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Spinster posted:Bump, plus cant believe Rand Paul? Seems like a no brainer because freedoms. well you know it’s not a republican idea rubber stamped by trump so obviously he won’t support it
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Jan 16, 2018 20:41
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That's not how the law works op. It has to pass the House and also get approved by Trump.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:45
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Jose posted:you can tell net neutrality is bad because america is the only country getting rid of it Canada never had it
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Jan 16, 2018 20:45
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Lil Peeler posted:I just moved to Utah and I guess I'll try but also LoL at trying to convince Hatch or Lee to not vote in their wallet's interests I was just thinking about that. Was going to call Lee after work, but I don't think it'll do too much.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:45
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why would you willingly move to utah
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Jan 16, 2018 20:47
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Jose posted:why would you willingly move to utah b/c you love the outdoors and mormon bitches
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Jan 16, 2018 20:47
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Jose posted:you can tell net neutrality is bad because america is the only country getting rid of it on the other hand that means having to see less americans online so really, net neutrality is a land of contrasts
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Jan 16, 2018 20:48
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Where are those idiots at Google and Netflix with their bribe money for our elected officials? The OP has a list of people who need to be bribed in case anyone from Google is reading this.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:48
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Jose posted:why would you willingly move to utah Utah is honestly great as long as you hate people and actively avoid them, which is easy to do in Utah.
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Jan 16, 2018 20:49
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zion and bryce canyon parks are insanely good but everything else seems bad
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Jan 16, 2018 20:49
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Creamed Cormp posted:on the other hand that means having to see less americans online so really, net neutrality is a land of contrasts i hadn't considered that angle
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Jan 16, 2018 20:50
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It will save nothing, lol.
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