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I believe that no belief has a right to be free from criticism. Even this one.
Riskable, self-quoting geek (1978-)

My letter to Representative Ander Crenshaw

Posted in Uncategorized by Riskable on the February 14th, 2008

My Representative in Congress sent me a disturbing email recently so I replied with the following. Enjoy.
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“Scamming the public since Republicans decided Net Neutrality was a Democrat thing.”

On Thursday 14 February 2008 4:41:49 pm you wrote:
> Dear Daniel:
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> Thank you for contacting me to express your opinion regarding “net
> neutrality”. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts
> with me on this matter.
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> As you may be aware, Senator Byron Dorgan introduced S. 215
> on January 9, 2007 to regulate internet service providers and prevent
> them from prioritizing the traffic to some Web sites over others – > sometimes referred to as “net neutrality.” Freedom has been the hallmark
> of the Internet since its inception, and I believe this so called “net
> neutrality” threatens to destroy the very principles that have made the
> Internet so successful.
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> The Internet has benefited greatly from the absence of regulatory
> restrictions. Beginning to implement restrictions now would have a
> detrimental impact. Americans are used to comparison shopping. From the
> cars we drive to the clothes we wear, consumers are accustomed to having
> the opportunity to shop around for the best deal and finding a product
> that best suits them. As we all know, healthy competition will continue
> to foster new services at affordable prices.
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> Unfortunately, net neutrality would ultimately limit
> competition by instituting Federal regulations on how internet providers
> choose to supply their services. As this important issue continues to be
> debated here in Congress, rest assured that I will keep your views and
> thoughts in mind.
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> Again, I want to thank you for taking the time to contact me. Please
> feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance on this
> matter or if you would like additional information on this topic or
> other issues facing Congress, please visit my Website at
> http://crenshaw.house.gov .
>