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Internet Freedom Preservation Act
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 1/9/2007--Introduced.
Internet Freedom Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish certain Internet neutrality duties for broadband service providers (providers), including not interfering with, or discriminating against, the ability of any person to use broad... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate | | Voted on by House | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| January 09, 2007 |
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November 03, 2008 Technology Voter Guide 2008: Cynthia McKinney
...considered Net neutrality legislation in 2006 but it never became law. Do you support the legislation re-introduced last year (S.215), which gives the FCC the power to punish "discriminatory" conduct by broadband providers? Yes. This legislation is ve
September 12, 2008 Ein Zweifrontenkrieg
... S. 215 Programm der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion, in: Programm und Statut der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion, angenommen auf dem XXII. ...
February 28, 2007 America's unique Internet success
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, are co-sponsors of Dorgan-Snowe (S.215), a net neutrality bill that for the first time would mandate broadband provide ...
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November 11, 2008 Wired in Washington - November 2008 - ContentAgenda.com
In the 110th Congress, lawmakers introduced net neutrality bills in the House (H.R. 5353 and H.R. 5994) and the Senate (S. 215), but none made much progress. The Bush administration made clear its opposition to a regulatory approach. ...
November 04, 2008 Technology Voter Guide 2008: Cynthia McKinney
Do you support the legislation reintroduced last year (S.215), which gives the FCC the power to punish "discriminatory" conduct by broadband providers? McKinney: Yes. This legislation is very important to level the playing field for ...
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The internet is one of the most unique and powerful innovations of our lifetimes. With it we, as citizens, have more power than ever to effect change and exercise our freedom of speech in an unlimited and fully accessible public forum. At the very core of its importance as a medium for serious communication is the notion that the internet, unlike any mass media that has come before it, is equally available to all people on an equal basis. Like the printing press before it, the internet represents a revolution in the communication of thoughts and ideas and should be protected by the laws of our nation as such.
Rhetoric aside, this bill will help protect the open architecture of the internet. That architecture has enabled the net to become a powerful source of innovation, economic growth, and cultural production. The telecommunications market in the US is so heavily concentrated that the action of the congress is needed to protect the Internet and its users from the rent-seeking tendencies of broadband providers and network owners.
Do you approve of yourself - or do you seek the approval of others? When we lack confidence and in particular have low self esteem, we find ourselves needing the approval of others to feel good about ourselves.
Unfortunately, in this day and age of being over worked and under valued, the approval of others may be slow to happen. Saying “well done” or “thank you” doesn’t seem to common language in modern society - and how often do you say such things to others?
Being self critical is an easy habit to get into, and forms the basis of our needing approval from others. The root of our self criticism is usually being at the receiving end of criticism from others as we grow up. I like the expression that “criticism is negative feedback badly delivered”. Constantly receiveing messages like “you’re too slow/stupid/bad/ugly/…” etc leads to us believing that this is a reality.
And language like “don’t do that” “why did you….” “you shouldn’t have” “you always” “you mustn’t” “you always” doesn’t exactly help a child feel good about themselves. Every expression is a sign of disapproval, so its not surprising we grow wanting that approval from others.
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” Mark Twain
Comparing ourselves to others is another way we end up being critical of ourselves, as we usually find ways we don’t match up. This perpetuates our own self disapproval. If you must compare - find positive things where you are better than others. Even if you find yourself with role models you are trying to emulate, there will be aspects of their personality, perhaps particular skills or attributes that you already have but they don’t possess.
Identify situations where you find yourself seeking the approval of others. Is it with particular people - boss, parent - or in particular environments - workplace, home, social? Is there any reason you can identify why this should be, why you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to their moods and frustrations?
Whether or not you can find reasons for your seeking approval, start getting in the habit of getting approval solely from yourself. As you find yourself automatically deferring to others opinion of you, catch that thinking and challenge it. If you have deep seated fears of rejection or abandonment you may need to seek professional help (such as a psychologist or counselor) if you have difficulty challenging these thoughts yourself.
One easy way to challenge such thinking, is to remind yourself that most people are quite self centered. In the same way you spend most of your time full of self talk, worrying about you, other people are not as concerned about you as you think. They’re mostly concerned about themselves.
The bottom line, whilst you’re blogging aimlessly and worried about others opinions or the approval the unemployment extension, you, they probably haven’t given you any thought at all. Like you, when they’re thinking about other people, it’s mainly in relation to themselves. None of you know what anyone else is thinking. Whether or not they’ve even noticed you or what you have done, you may never know. So why beat yourself up about it?
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” Mark Twain
Another technique, which I have written about recently in self esteem building, is to get in the habit of approving of yourself. Keep reminding yourself what you’ve done well, what you are pleased about that you have done.
The “portfolio” technique is something many people now have to do for courses and professional competence. Keep a file or folder with reminders of what you have done and achieved. Its easy to forget the things that we’re good at, perhaps things we do automatically without a second thought. You may find it helpful to ask a friend to help you at this.
Another technique is to use positive affirmations. I have previously written that I use affirmations to reinforce character traits - such as confidence - rather than to gain material possessions (as fans of the Jack Handy Law of Attraction suggest). Use affirmations to reinforce your approval of yourself - what you like about you.
Okay, who here seriously believes that internet usage is a RIGHT? Why should people who did nothing to create the internet nor are in any way involved in its maintanence be guaranteed equal access? Just because it exists?
There is nothing special about the internet that it needs to be protected by this kind of law. Net Neutrality stifles innovation, by decreasing the amount of compensation internet service providers can obtain. Not only that, but I'm pretty sure that making everybody equal actually puts back the people who would have better access without it.
For a pretty decent analogy, what if we removed carpool lanes from the freeways? Would that make everybody faster? That's the kind of logic that the supporters of net neutrality would want you to think. The truth is that the internet would be more efficient if people who had similar needs joined together. In fact this is what businesses do all the time. And business is a good thing. Business is the only way an economy can exist.
Besides, the only people who really want laws like this are insufferable internet addicts. Who cares what they think?
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