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Old 01-13-2011, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan View Post
Oh yes, it's the Democrats that have a history of monitoring what people say about their government.:rolleyes: With the notable exception of Wikileaks, I think the Republicans have been, by far, the biggest culprits in trying to control what we can say about the President and other high ranking politicians (I remember vividly, during the early post 9/11 days, people getting visits from the feds because someone overheard them say something negative about the way George W. Bush was handling the situation).
The survey was conducted shortly after the FCC decided on a party line vote to impose so-called “net neutrality” regulations on the Internet world. Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly oppose FCC regulation of the Internet, while Democrats are more evenly divided. Those who use the Internet most are most opposed to FCC regulations.
By a 52% to 27% margin, voters believe that more free market competition is better than more regulation for protecting Internet users. Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly share this view, but a plurality of Democrats (46%) think more regulation is the better approach.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters believe that the FCC would use its regulatory authority to promote a political agenda. Half that number (28%) disagree and believe the commission would regulate in an unbiased manner. The partisan divide is the same on this question as the others. A plurality of Democrats sees an unbiased regulatory approach, while most Republicans and unaffiliated voters fear a political agenda.



Also, does anybody else think it's funny that a UFC joked about wanting to fight Obama and had a visit from the secret service?

Anyway, if you're honest with yourself Wicker, you'll agree that be you Dem or Rep the people representing you have fallen away from the ideals of the party you're a part of.
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