Net Neutrality Activists Launch Operation 'One More Vote' Net neutrality activists are ramping up their efforts to reverse the FCC's attack on net neutrality. This week they launched "Operation: One More Vote." The goal: to reverse the FCC's repeal of net neutrality by using the Congressional Review Act. Said Act allows Congress to reverse a regulatory decision with a majority vote, and the effort remains just one-vote short of success in the Senate, where Democrats are trying to use the unpopular attack on net neutrality as a campaign issue during the looming midterms.

Operation One More Vote organizers are urging companies and individuals to contact their representatives in the hopes of gaining that needed vote. That will culminate in one-more PR campaign on February 27 to raise awareness of the push. "The internet is on a mission to save net neutrality, and every member of the Senate needs to decide if they are with us or against us," Evan Greer, campaign director of Fight for the Future, said in a statement. "The FCC’s decision to let ISPs throttle websites and shake us down with new scams and extra fees was the most unpopular move in the agency’s history," Greer added. "The CRA gives our elected officials a clear way to reverse that decision, making it a simple up or down vote on the future of the open internet. On February 27, we’ll make sure they know their constituents expect them to do their jobs and vote on the right side of history." While the effort needs just one more vote in the Senate, actually reversing the FCC's repeal in this fashion remains a steep uphill climb. Getting the necessary votes (or even floor time) in the House could prove very problematic, given the even higher ratio of telecom industry allies there. Even if that somehow works out, the CRA reversal would need the vote of President Trump to pass, something that's simply not likely to happen. Still, the effort could have a positive impact on the quest to ensure net neutrality is protected. Forcing lawmakers more interested in ISP campaign contributions than the welfare of the public and health of the internet could prove politically useful during the 2018 and 2020 elections. That said, the most likely way to reverse the FCC's attack on net neutrality currently rests with the courts. Numerous lawsuits will seek to highlight how the FCC ignored the experts, ignored the public, relied on flimsy data, and even turned its back to identity theft in a ham-fisted effort to please extremely unpopular regional telecom monopolies. There were numerous procedural gaffes committed by the FCC during its rushed repeal, many of which could kill the effort. The The Operation: One More Vote website has more detail for those interested in participating or lending a hand.







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6 recommendations Packeteers Premium Member best wait till 2019 we need to wait till after this crop of trickle down delusional



deregulation crazy bureaucrats get replaced this november.



it's not enough to roll back NN, we need to sanction the FCC



for manipulating and misleading NN so far from factual reality.

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2 recommendations Barron Premium Member Continuous Pressure We need to use every method, means and vehicle to keep pressure on the political hacks who are currently in Washington. Neither party can claim to be truly looking out for the needs of "we the people". Let us drive them over the cliff with constant pressure, badgering and an occasional epithet. Pond scum deserve no better.