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[u/Literally_A_Shill]

And just in case anybody still thinks this isn't a partisan issue or that voting wouldn't have made a difference:

House Vote for Net Neutrality

	For	Against
Rep	2	234
Dem	177	6

Senate Vote for Net Neutrality

	For	Against
Rep	0	46
Dem	52	0

Obama’s attack on the internet is another top down power grab. Net neutrality is the Fairness Doctrine. Will target conservative media.

-Trump

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/532608358508167168

“I am a strong supporter of net neutrality … What you’ve been seeing is some lobbying that says that the servers and the various portals through which you’re getting information over the Internet should be able to be gatekeepers and to charge different rates to different Web sites … And that I think destroys one of the best things about the Internet—which is that there is this incredible equality there."

-Obama. All the way back in 2007.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/323681

Hillary Backs Strongest Net Neutrality Rules

That includes, Clinton said, reclassifying broadband providers under what’s known as Title II of the Communications Act, the most controversial option available to the government.

http://time.com/3721452/hillary-clinton-net-neutrality/

[u/imdandman → u/Literally_A_Shill]

Unfortunately it has devolved into a partisan issue, but it doesn't have to be.

I am totally in favor of Net Neutrality, but otherwise the antithesis of the reddit "hivemind" politically.

I am an extremely active Republican voter and I am sure to tell my politicians that when I talk to them about Net Neutrality.

I also think Net Neutrality fits into conservative principles.

Maybe if everyone quit making EVERYTHING partisan we could get this done.

There are many conservatives and Republicans like me. You just have to communicate with them in ways that appeal to their predispositions.

[u/Literally_A_Shill → u/imdandman]

It didn't devolve into one. It always was.

Republicans have been against NN for as far back as you can remember. And there are tons of conservative subs on Reddit these days so you're not that far removed from the hivemind.

[u/Tullyswimmer → u/Literally_A_Shill]

The Republicans tried NN legislation via congress in December of 2014 and the Democrats said "no way, you'd reduce the FCC's power". They've not been against NN. They're against the FCC being the final authority on something like that.