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Re: Libertarians oppose this deal.
Plenty if not most Libertarian think tanks, including the Mercatus Center and the Copenhagen Institute, are for regulation that allows separate speed lanes on the internet. Of course, no regulation at all would be preferred (it's easy to engage in cartel tactics this way, after all), but they know that something needs to be done sooner than later, so they want measures that allow to discriminate traffic and content in the name of business and telecom innovation (oh, my sides).
Republicans (let's call them Conservatives for the shake of the argument) oppose it in public because of the necessities of party branding and having to appeal to Tea Partiers, but anybody believing that Conservatives are not being immensely opportunistic and two faced about this should really get a reality check. Hell, The Heritage Foundation has been rallying about the new FCC rules with sound bits as amazing such as "and the bar on blocking websites could still stymie many pro-consumer business strategies. Competition law, in fact, has long recognized the potential benefits of exclusive dealing—just think Apple".
The FCC needs to be put upside down and heads should roll, but you *really* don't want the kind of internet Libertarians and Conservatives are actually demanding.
Plenty if not most Libertarian think tanks, including the Mercatus Center and the Copenhagen Institute, are for regulation that allows separate speed lanes on the internet. Of course, no regulation at all would be preferred (it's easy to engage in cartel tactics this way, after all), but they know that something needs to be done sooner than later, so they want measures that allow to discriminate traffic and content in the name of business and telecom innovation (oh, my sides).
Republicans (let's call them Conservatives for the shake of the argument) oppose it in public because of the necessities of party branding and having to appeal to Tea Partiers, but anybody believing that Conservatives are not being immensely opportunistic and two faced about this should really get a reality check. Hell, The Heritage Foundation has been rallying about the new FCC rules with sound bits as amazing such as "and the bar on blocking websites could still stymie many pro-consumer business strategies. Competition law, in fact, has long recognized the potential benefits of exclusive dealing—just think Apple".
The FCC needs to be put upside down and heads should roll, but you *really* don't want the kind of internet Libertarians and Conservatives are actually demanding.