Ted Stevens

Network Neutrality. If you haven’t heard of this issue just yet, there’s a ton of information that can be had through Google.

Network Neutrality refers to the Internet and other networks. A neutral Internet (etc.) means that no one entity or company gets more bandwidth than another.

Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is an opponent of Network Neutrality. One would think that, because he’s the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, he’d have a pretty good reason for opposing it. Unfortunately, the guy is about as technically competent as my wiener dog and his wiener dog technical advisers.

Jon Stewart did a piece on the whole Network Neutrality thing…and a little about online gambling. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClkE64nFDY


Here’s a Wikipedia entry about ol’ Ted. He’s the “Bridge to Nowhere” guy; the guy who said he’d resign if his “Bridge to Nowhere money was redirected to rebuild New Orleans.

Anyway…do some research, write your representatives, and tell them what you want.

LINKS
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/specialguests/2006/oct/05/heres_the_fccs_playbook_for_burying_net_neutrality
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15075945/site/newsweek/