ALTHOUGH REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE DONE
WHATEVER THEY CAN TO KILL NET
NEUTRALITY MANY STATES ARE NOW STEPPING FORWARD TO REASSERT
THESE PROTECTIONS FOR INTERNET CONTENT AND ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET.
THIS WEEK THANKFULLY WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA AND WE GET TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
THE CALIFORNIA SENATE PASSED A NET NEUTRALITY BILL OF ITS OWN.
IT'S NOT LAW YET BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP.
THESE ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT CORE PARTS OF NET NEUTRALITY, THE PARTICULAR TYPES
OF CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS ARE
NOT BEING BLOCKED AND THEY ARE NOT MANIPULATING THE SPEED OR
RELATIVE ACCESS YOU HAVE TWO INFORMATION BASED ON
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN PAID BY THESE COMPANIES OR NOT.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT ON TOP OF
THAT ñ THIS IS OF COURSE
AN ISSUE THAT HAS THE VERY
BEGINNING GIVEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE NEAR UNIVERSAL SUPPORT FOR NET NEUTRALITY.
YOU DO HAVE MAJORITY SUPPORT BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CONVINCED THAT NET NEUTRALITY IS A BAD THING.
I
WOULD LOOK INTO WHO THEIR DONORS ARE.
IT WILL NOW MOVE TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY.
IT LOOKS LIKELY AT THIS POINT THAT IT WILL SUCCEED BUT
DON'T TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PRIZE.
WHAT IS GREAT AS IT IS NOT JUST CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF NATIONWIDE GOOD NEWS ON AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
>>THIS IS HOW STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA WHICH ARE
PROGRESSIVE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
WHEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT ADMISSION STANDARDS, THEN YOU HAVE TO
FOLLOW THOSE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
WE WOULD BE THE SEVENTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD IF WE
WERE A NATION.
SO MONTANA AND NEW YORK HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB PASSING LAWS ON
THIS AND YOU CAN TELL IT IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL ISSUE.
THE GOOD FOLKS IN MONTANA ARE NOT KNOWN FOR BEING LIBERAL.
BUT EVERYBODY WANTS ACCESS.
OF COURSE WE ALL PAY MONEY FOR INTERNET SERVICES.
SOME WEBSITES ARE NOT BIASED TOWARDS SOME CUSTOMERS SO BOTH
CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS WANT
TO PROTECT THAT, IN THIS CASE GREAT JOB FROM THE SENATE SIDE
OF CALIFORNIA.
THERE ARE SOME PROGRESSIVES THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHED IN THAT
DIRECTION.
THAT IS WHY IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO PUT PRESSURE ON.
AND JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE BAD GUYS IN CHARGE AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL DOESN'T MEAN YOU GIVE UP OR LET IT FIZZLE OUT.
YOU ALWAYS FIGHT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF A
DIFFERENCE IT CAN MAKE.
>>THE PRESSURE WILL BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
HOPEFULLY SIMILAR BILLS AND OTHER STATES.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS UNFORTUNATELY.
WHAT WE HAVE BREWING HERE IS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
IMPENDING CONFLICT OVER THESE ISSUES.
WILL THE STATES BE ALLOWED TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN VERSION
OF NET NEUTRALITY?
OR WILL THE SEC BE ABLE TO ASSERT DOMINANCE OVER THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ENDS UP GOING TO AN APPEALS COURT, BUT
THAT FIGHT IS COMING AND YOU CAN
HELP INFLUENCE ITS EVENTUAL OUTCOME BY PUTTING PRESSURE
ON PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY NOW?
>>AND I WAS LED TO BELIEVE CONSERVATIVES CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT STATES RIGHTS.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT AS MUCH.
BY THE WAY LET'S JUST REVIEW FOR THE RECORD WHY THEY CARED
ABOUT STATES RIGHTS.
BACK WHEN STATES WANTED TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
AFRICAN-AMERICANS, REPUBLICANS WERE ALL ABOUT STATES RIGHTS.
NOW THAT STATES WANT TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA AND MAKE SURE THE
INTERNET IS FREE FROM INTERFERENCE AND IS THE SAME
INTERNET WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE WE ARE
JUST KIDDING.
ALL WE CARE ABOUT IS THE MONEY LEBOWSKI.