Op-ed:
Welcome to 1984...2015...Obama Style
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS on CPR Worldwide Media

Internet access is
“too important to let broadband providers be the
ones making the rules.”
- F.C.C. Chairman Mark Wheeler
(D)
“The internet is not broken. There is no need to fix it.” -
F.C.C. Member Ajit Pai (R)
As expected, yesterday in a straight 3 to 2 party-line vote the F.C.C. (Federal
Communications Commission) approved 'Net Neutrality'...as in they
approved strict new internet rules, regulations, and governance...allowing Barack HUSSEIN
Obama to take a giant step forward in his goal of controlling...of micromanaging...the internet 'super highway.'

In granting the federal government...as in the Obama regime...the authority to
regulate internet providers according to the same laws under which public
utilities operate...the F.C.C. claims it will NOT seek to impose any new
taxes or fees...yeah right...and that the 'Net Neutrality Act' assures that NO content will be blocked by broadband
providers...that certain internet pages are NOT given priority over other pages
(gee I wonder who will decide those pages...sarcastically said), and
that the internet is NOT divided into what the F.C.C. refers to as
“pay-to-play fast lanes” for internet and media companies that can
afford it while at the same time slowing down
“lanes” for everyone else...as in speed up
access to Web sites for those that can afford to pay a provider-set extra fee.

And true to government form the F.C.C. plan is long-winded...as witnessed by it being presented to the tune of 332 pages.
And surprise surprise...all three Democrats who voted 'yea' did so
by claiming that they had the authority to impose these new regulations
under the FDR signed 'Title II of the Federal Communications Act of
1934'...which “regulated interstate and foreign commerce in
communication by wire and radio”...an act signed decades before the
internet existed or was even a glimmer of thought in anybody's mind.
Claiming this 'Net Neutrality Act'...like the above said FCA of 1934...applies
to today's internet because now, like then, it is an act that strives
to make the modern day version of radio and wire...as in the
internet...available to all U.S. citizens in a
“fast and efficient way”
both nationwide and worldwide, and to do so at what the government decides is reasonable charges.

Reasonable charges and even more new regulations...infamous words brought to you
by the same Democrats who think ObamaCare's premiums, rules, and their
playing doctor, are reasonable and in the public's best
interest...sigh...
Now putting the internet in the same regulatory category as the
telephone...meaning that internet providers will be reclassified as
"common carriers"...this act bans providers from so-called
“unjust or
unreasonable business practices” saying that high-speed internet
providers...including wireless carriers for smartphones and tablets in
addition to wired lines...providers like Comcast, AT&T,
Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile...will now have to act in what they...the
F.C.C. and the Obama regime...deem to be in the
“public interest” when
providing a mobile connection to your home or phone. Also, this act claims it will
make it illegal...as in criminal...for companies to slow down the
streaming of videos, games, and other online content going out over
their networks.
Again becoming the government's and the government's alone decision as to what is in the best
“public interest.” So much for free enterprise and such...so much for investment
possibilities, innovation, and the wishes of the public...the wishes of
'We the People'...to decide what is or is NOT in our best interest.

And if truth be told this 'Net Neutrality' nonsense all came
about on the federal level...where else...because of a January 2014
decision by the ubber left D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that did away
with key elements of the F.C.C.'s previous NOT as strict 'Open Internet'
proposals. And of course Obama relished in this decision and pushed
hard for it to be passed in his personally sanctioned guise of this so strict, so over-regulated,
'Net Neutrality Act.'
Over-regulated puts it mildly and while the F.C.C. says they will NOT...at this point in time anyway...get
involved in pricing decisions...as in initiating or pushing for new tariffs or taxes...or in how
individual companies manage their networks...know that will NOT last long
as this government loves NOTHING better than to be involved in every
aspect of our lives including how and where we spend our hard-earned
dollars. Thankfully, Republicans in Congress have vowed to first,
continue their argument that neither the F.C.C. nor Obama should get to
decide how to regulate the internet as such a power should be
afforded to Congress...and second, some Republicans are pushing
'Open-Internet' legislation that would supersede the F.C.C. rules. And
while these new regulations will soon...as required by law...be
published in the Federal Register and will become effective 60-days
after publication...many Republicans feel this act will NOT survive judicial scrutiny and will result in numerous law
suits. In fact, AT&T, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Verizon, are (rightfully) revving up to challenge the new rules in court.

And if this 'Net Neutrality Act' in and of itself was NOT bad enough, in conjunction with this vote, the Democratic
majority voted to override current state laws to prevent community-run
broadband networks in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Wilson, North Carolina,
from expanding their geographic reach, thus preventing these locally managed
networks from being able to compete with the larger cable and telecom companies. And this translates into what amounts to the F.C.C. unconstitutionally meddling in
state's affairs...shades of Obama's loving to put the federal government's
wishes...to put his personal wishes...above what are the all-critical, all-important, constitutionally mandated
'state's rights.'
And how will this disaster in the making affect 'We the People' both in a general
sense and on the individual level...beyond the as expected 'Big Brother is
Watching You' aspect. Simply stated, 'Net Neutrality' hinders
and/or completely negates commonplace safety practices unless specifically excluded, provides too many
loopholes for unethical exploits and practices to happen, and cannot in any way keep up with continuously improving and changing internet technology updates.

Also, 'Net Neutrality'...as passed...seems to have eliminated
'unbundling' (rules requiring service providers to lease out their lines
on fair and nondiscriminatory terms)...translating into real
service competition, like that which happened in the early days of the internet, to become a thing of the past. Also at issue is how this act will specifically address ISP interconnection practices that are deemed
"unjust and
unreasonable." And lest we forget the important issue of how will the F.C.C.
address consumer complaints as to what is
“unjust and unreasonable”...would it be on a case-by-case
basis that could result in litigation and law suits that could drag on for years at a huge expense to
all concerned. And know in the end that it, as always, will be our taxpayer dollars
that will have to pay for all this.
So when all is said and done 'Net Neutrality' is but another way for
the federal government...for the Obama regime...to regulate free speech on the internet most
especially opposing political speech...to control the free flow of
uncensored information...and to keep records of what each person looks
at, searches for, and gains access too.
Again, welcome to 1984...2015...Obama style.
Love has an impressive resume. She is the first black female Republican elected to Congress, as well as the first black Republican ever elected from Utah. More impressively, she did it without relying on the nanny state. Her own personal story is why she rejects the notion that government should run our lives.
"Too many in Washington don't trust the American people. They don't want us to have opportunities to rise to the occasion."
Love has a better vision for America.
"I think it's time we need to look within. I think it's time for Washington to trust the American people."
The Utah representative can now say that the same principles that propelled her parents' success have also offered her a way forward.
"Conservative policies work. I've seen them work as a mother, as a mayor, and I use them now as a member of Congress...The American people deserve the opportunity to rise to the occasion."