Bipartisan Victory in the House
May 25th, 2006 by tkarrThe broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a major victory today, when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee passed the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006″ — a bill that offers meaningful protections for Network Neutrality, “the First Amendment of the Internet.”
20 members of the Commitee (6 Republicans and 14 Democrats) voted for the bipartisan Bill, and only 13 against.
Today’s vote would have been unthinkable three weeks ago. It shows that the politicians are listening to the vast number of citizens who don’t want the Internet to become the private domain of the cable and telephone monopolies. Today’s vote is a milestone for the fast-growing movement to protect the public interest and defend Internet freedom.
In other good news, our petition drive today surpassed 750,000 signatures, as many of you flooded Congress with calls and letters.
Since we launched in late April, more than 700 groups spanning the political spectrum have joined the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, including MoveOn.org, the Christian Coalition, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Gun Owners of America, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the American Library Association, and Craig Newmark of Craigslist.
The bipartisan “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006″ (H.R. 5417) next moves to the full House after Congress returns from its Memorial Day recess. The SavetheInternet.com Coalition is urging people to continue writing and calling their members of Congress until Network Neutrality becomes law.
The fight is far from over, but today was a good day for Internet freedom and open democracy.
May 25th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
This is a solid victory for Net Neutrality. As a librarian, I am very pleased that the ALA came out solidly in favor of this bill.
“The fight is far from over…” - indeed, this is just a bill - not a law (remember the song?)
Let’s keep up the good work. Call your reps - they work for YOU!
May 25th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
[…] Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006,” HR 5417, which offers what SaveTheInternet calls “meaningful protections for Network Neutrality.” All 14 of the committee’s Democrats supported it along with 6 Republicans. 13 Republicans voted against it. […]
May 25th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
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May 25th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
The fight is far from over. Unless you want to read stories like this in your newspaper a few years from now, take action.
May 25th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
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May 26th, 2006 at 7:48 am
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May 26th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
I believe wholeheartedly that the internet is quite possibly the LAST bastion of free speech left in the US, and the issue of maintaining “Net Neutrality” is of UTMOST importance for EVERY US citizen! I’m behind this noble battle 100%, and urge all my fellow net users to rally in support NOW, else we end up PERMANENTLY losing this precious right to free speech/access on the internet!
May 27th, 2006 at 11:07 am
[…] So the response? Pass a law to preserve “Net Neutrality”! The Net Neutrality campaign assumes that DSL and cable companies have a stranglehold (admittedly, something like 3/4ths of consumers get ‘net access from either their cable or phone provider) on the internet. It ignores that if something like the Verizon-MSN scenario above actually occurred, consumers would flip Verizon the bird and switch to another service. Wireless ISPs (like the one Google is setting up in SanFran, or the free public wireless ISPs on the rise in Philly and New Orleans) will probably provide even more choices for consumers in the near future. […]
May 28th, 2006 at 10:54 pm
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May 28th, 2006 at 11:54 pm
[…] The house passed the net neutrality bill by a vote of 20-13. the bill was entitled “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006.” No longer can ISPs choose what we can use on the good ol’ Interweb. Our source is here over at savetheinternet.com, one of the big influences in the Net Neutrality bill. Enjoy! […]
May 30th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
In talking with a friend “in the biz,” this was far short of a victory. Congressman Sensenbrenner (leading the Xenophobic charge against immigrants in the House) only got five of the 23 Republicans (other than himself) to vote for the bill, and not even a sweep of the Dems — one voted “Present.” I seriously believe that this gives the Republican leadership cover to completely avoid any type of meaningful net neutrality legislation from passing this Congress — if the Chair can’t even muster at least half of the votes from his own footsoldiers, there is no reason to bring it to the floor. It was a hollow victory at best because — for all intents and purposes — this effort is dead for now.
May 31st, 2006 at 2:52 pm
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June 2nd, 2006 at 11:17 am
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The broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a victory on Thursday, when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee advanced the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006″ — a bill that preserves the level playing field websites enjoy on the internet….
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June 6th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
I am just becoming more active and aware of some of the major issues facing us as Citizens of the United States. I have been a part of the silent majority for far too long.
I came to this site to learn more about net neutrality as was astonished to see the issue being championed by Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner, Jr. It was a refreshing view in comparison to one of his previous actions. I am glad that there is positive progress at maintaining a FREE internet. As stated in an earlier post, it is a Bill, not a law.
The previous action I was referring to is Real ID Act. It was not passed through a true democratic process. It was slipped through Congress in May 2005 in a “must-pass” Iraq War/Tsunami relief supplemental bill, as part of a deal reached between the powerful Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R, Wis.) and the Congressional leadership. This Bill became a law and is to be effective 3 years after it passed. The dichotomy of his actions on the two issues is incredible. For those of you who would like to see and understand my amazement go to the following URL and peruse the information and draw your own conclusion.
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