JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA
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Re: Small, unintrusive government
said by broadbanderexpanderc:
Conflict of interest? Not for McCain. Conflict of interest YES for Sessions, the individual whose already trying to regulate broadband by BANNING local governments altogether from setting up their own broadband networks. Funny that an ex SBC employee whose wife owns more than $500,000 in stocks would do such a thing. McCain and Launtenberg are simply reacting to corrupt legislation, attemping to insure city's rights to set up their own utility infrastructure.
Yes. Conflict of interest on Session's part. I should have made the clearer. |
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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA
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said by Nerdtalker  :said by JakCrow :This is a state and local level issue. I understand that. You're saying that it's ironic that a republican (who would usually advocate for state rights) is getting involved with an issue that should only concern that state. You're insinuating that there's some hypocrisy here, right? You are correct. |
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broadbanderexpanderc
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Conflict of interest? Not for McCain. Conflict of interest YES for Sessions, the individual whose already trying to regulate broadband by BANNING local governments altogether from setting up their own broadband networks. Funny that an ex SBC employee whose wife owns more than $500,000 in stocks would do such a thing. McCain and Launtenberg are simply reacting to corrupt legislation, attemping to insure city's rights to set up their own utility infrastructure. |
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Topmounter
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Obviously it is not just a state / local issue right now.
Any law, whether it is for or against it makes it a national issue. It would be nice to see a law defining it as not a national issue.
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said by JakCrow :This is a state and local level issue. I understand that. You're saying that it's ironic that a republican (who would usually advocate for state rights) is getting involved with an issue that should only concern that state. You're insinuating that there's some hypocrisy here, right?
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JakCrow
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This is a state and local level issue. AND it looks like a nice conflict of interest too. Imagine that... |
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said by JakCrow :Why is this -republican- getting the federal government involved in state and local issues that the fed has no business being in? Why are you advocating against a bill that would stop another government official from passing a law banning every community from wiring itself for broadband?
Seems kind of backwards to argue against the government getting involved after they've already begun to.
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