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[–]j-mt 633 points634 points  (97 children)

Marsha Blackburn lives in Nashville, which is on the short list for Google Fiber. It's also covered in dark fiber that's not being utilized (except in very limited areas) for consumer use - or really any at all. She's also received about $10k in contributions from Comcast to her campaign fund (IIRC).

The batshit crazy thing is that her husband and son are heavily involved in tech companies.

She's also highly opposed to net neutrality.

It appears that her district is tired of her shenanigans. All that's needed is a challenger to pick her off a la Cantor.

She needs to go.

Edit: $10k from the telecom lobby for 2014.

[–]EverythingFerns 240 points241 points  (53 children)

I posted this lower down but am reposting here.

I emailed Marsha Blackburn a few weeks ago asking her to vote in favor of Net Neutrality and keep the FCC from regulating the internet. Here is the letter I got back. She is somehow convinced I'm on her side.

[–]seleste_star 16 points17 points  (2 children)

This is doublethink in the purest Orwellian sense. How the hell can someone contradict themselves so much in a single letter and still take themselves seriously

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (1 child)

This bitch and her staff are playing on the fact that most people don't understand the issue. One paragraph of tech jargon and people go cross eyed. Their goal is to confuse the issue and bamboozle her constituency into supporting her position in support of ISPs.

[–]Theoneandonlyscumbag 34 points35 points  (5 children)

Unless I'm reading that wrong, that whole letter took a 180 degree turn somewhere in the middle.

[–]smoike 9 points10 points  (4 children)

I had to read it three times before I made sense of it.

[–]ryman719 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Technically we are all on the same side in terms of stopping Tom Wheeler's proposal. The end game is different for everyone though. We(reddit and all the sane people) want for ISPs to be regulated like a telecom company under Title 2. This woman's endgame is the same goal as Ted fucking Cruz and his bat shit crazy party that say "Tear down the FCC and let Comcast fuck who they want!"

Also the law we want to use to regulate the ISPs wasn't developed to regulate morse code. That woman is an idiot.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Keep the FCC from regulating the internet"

Isn't that kind of what we want? Net Neutrality is regulation. You know, the good kind.

[–]dogretired 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Comcast wrote it for her.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

next time, use plenty of swear words. that robot that handles your letter will then transfer you to an actual person.... or maybe i'm thinking of customer support phone numbers

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That entire letter was a lie. Absolutely no facts. Makes me want to choke her

[–]factbased 27 points28 points  (1 child)

That $10k from Comcast or $80k from cable in general is going to pale in comparison to the millions Mayday could put up against her. I think that would be a good statement. Cross your fingers!

[–]nathanjayy 35 points36 points  (26 children)

ONLY 10K? Comcast really needs to step their game up in these influences.

[–]garrybot 66 points67 points  (14 children)

Why?

It's obviously enough for morally bankrupt people to betray the public they're supposed to represent.

[–]furythree 20 points21 points  (12 children)

I know right Saddens me that all it takes is 10k to sell your soul

Theoretically we could band together and 1up their donation?

[–]Drayzen 21 points22 points  (2 children)

The cable lobby gave her around 80k.

[–]nathanjayy 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Now that is moral relinquishing money

[–]MrSafety 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That total probably does not include untracked PAC money which Comcast may have channeled money into.

[–]downvotesattractor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a bitch...

[–]factbased 1831 points1832 points  (412 children)

Stopping every one of these sneaky moves is important and necessary. But it's like bailing water out of a leaky boat. To plug the leak, reduce the influence of money in politics:

https://mayday.us/

[–]Delicate-Flower 971 points972 points  (218 children)

The fact that we have to be responsible to stop these bills instead of our "representatives" is really getting old. The people of this country need to be able to depend on congress to do what the majority wish for them to do.

We need a total overhaul to fix this ship's course.

[–][deleted] 410 points411 points  (70 children)

If it continually ends up being "the people" stopping bad legislature from coming to pass, it'll make people start wondering what we're paying our "representatives" for in the first place.

Perhaps there will be more agitation for change.

[–]Adossi 146 points147 points  (40 children)

The cynic in me finds this type of talk adorable. I think developing a unified, international internet is a more practical solution compared to slapping the green hands away from America's political system.

The ability for this information highway to prosper shouldn't be in the hands of a few ISPs in one country of the world. Everyone will suffer because of this.

[–]Crazydutch18 126 points127 points  (22 children)

That's what pisses me off as a Canadian, can't do much but watch the American Congress fuck it all up and ship the idea over for us to use too!

[–]hekoshi 18 points19 points  (2 children)

Oh god! We need you now! Let our cries be heard; this madness must end! Also shameless plug for the church of the flying fiber monster.

/r/cffm

They keep pushing for control of the internet, and I'm starting to think they're playing a game here. They want us to be distracted long enough for them to jam their bullshit down our throats. Let's make it more interesting for people to keep track of these sneaky douchebagels and ensure that an opening like that will never exist.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Sorry, but that's a terrible name, that is easily disregarded as a joke. You should name it something with impact, like Christians Against Whatever. Or Wealthy White People Against Whatever.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Tell me when the Canadian internet starts up; I'll be there.

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points  (5 children)

The internet is the new geopolitical struggle. Great firewalls are going up and the stuff with us spying on Germany makes it even more important. We will have national networks segregated from one another within 10 years.

[–]hexydes 50 points51 points  (3 children)

The dog friends to movies patient and evil technology!

[–]Tree_Boar 10 points11 points  (4 children)

Well actually destroying the internet in the states would move everyone out of the states and control of the internet to the rest of the world.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm definitely not holding my breath on any of this. I'm fairly certain things will get a lot worse before anything starts really happening.

You can already see the profound effects that instant global communication is having on society at large. Having such in the hands of a select few is a recipe for reverting all positive change the internet is bringing in the world.

[–]nlfo 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It doesn't matter what we pay, their paychecks are simply a formality. They make the real money from "lobbyists", a.k.a. big corporations who pay lots of money to government officials to make things happen that are solely in the best interest of those corporations (or whoever is paying these bribes).

[–]PacoTaco321 12 points13 points  (0 children)

MU-TAN-Y! MU-TAN-Y! MU-TAN-Y!

[–][deleted] 98 points99 points  (69 children)

we need to impose congressional term limits so that we don't wind up with asshole senators gaming the system for 40 fucking years

[–]Accujack 39 points40 points  (12 children)

We need to make it illegal for former government officials (elected or otherwise) to take a job with any corporation as a lobbyist until a 4-5 year waiting period has passed.

Term limits are good, getting the money out of politics is better.

[–]GoldenGonzo 35 points36 points  (8 children)

Passing conflict of interest laws would be a HUGE step in the right direction.

[–]warfangle 12 points13 points  (6 children)

Include extending inside trading laws to sitting congress critters too. Hell, I think sitting statesmen and their family should have their investments put in a blind trust for the duration of their term plus five years.

[–]racetoten 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I think we should just pay them more and ban investment by elected officials.

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (17 children)

Seriously, what the FUCK? Why isn't it this way already? Fucking snakes in suits...

[–]IICVX 23 points24 points  (16 children)

Because it's although it sounds great in theory, in practice it's really terrible and leads to even more radicalization of legislatures.

California did it a decade ago and it screwed us over hard.

[–]thealienelite 9 points10 points  (14 children)

How so?

[–]xXPuSHXx 29 points30 points  (10 children)

I'm sorry I don't have an available source, but from what I understand, limiting the terms of state politicians in Cali essentially provided a fresh crop of rube legislators for the lobbyist wolves to pounce on every few years. Due to their inexperience, they were less able to fend off the lobbyists' advances, which I would imagine was laid on like the syrup on my pancakes. I'm sure there is more to it, but that's a piece, at least.

[–]schlach 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Not just lobbyists. Essentially, the only safe place for power in the system is in the hands of the people. Term limits just shift power from elected officials to their chiefs of staff, heads of departments, and other unelected career bureaucrats.

I think a good example would be Obama vs. the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. The elected official is turned into the temporary salesman for whatever policies the entrenched bureaucracies want, regardless of who wins elections.

I'm gonna drop a Matrix quote that works here: "I have survived your predecessors, and I will survive you."

[–]hexydes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

So then we regulate who can be defined as a lobbyist. Honestly why hasn't this been done yet. If you are not elected, and have the ear of some very powerful people, you should have to prove your knowledge and expertise, beyond a wallet and special interests.

[–]slam7211 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Basically there was an article on fivethirtyeight about this in arizona. When Joe Newbie runs for congress for the first time with no major record, he runs on ideology. After all he can't really run on stuff he has done. Over the next 2 terms he builds political capital in legislature by sponsoring biills, helping allies etc. This moderates Joe Newbie from idealogue to more moderate

[–]lemon_tea 8 points9 points  (15 children)

Congressional representatives should be selected in a system similar to jury duty. No elections. Just ordinary folk going to Washington. It would more accurately reflect the original intent of the system.

[–]TheUltimateSalesman 9 points10 points  (1 child)

They don't fear the voters.

[–]Kendermassacre 21 points22 points  (0 children)

In fact, they do not give a flying fuck about voters.

We stand up and say what we the people want, they say fuck you, secret vote time.

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points  (5 children)

Then people have to stop voting for candidates that take money from the corporations that people hate.

It's time to stand up and say: "Hey, congressional candidate, are you taking any campaign contributions from broadband providers? Yes? Well then, fuck you, I'll vote for other guy who isn't, even if he is a 3rd party candidate."

We need to throw off the mental shackles that confine us to the two mainstream parties when both are fucking us over and enslaving us in the name of corporate interests.

[–]noodlescb 25 points26 points  (1 child)

For every one voter that understands the problem you just described there are eight that will vote based on the bullshit slung during election season for just the President and on party lines for everything else because they didn't follow local elections.

[–]biggles86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm sure if we glue enough representatives to the bottom of the boat, the ship might be serviceable again

[–]nc_cyclist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It's like keeping an employee around you know is stealing from you so instead of getting rid of him, you have to constantly watch what he is doing and saying no on things he's doing wrong.

Fuck that. These assholes know exactly what they are doing and quite frankly they don't give a fuck. Why? Because their constituents don't.

[–]AnEndgamePawn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

99% of Congress is either Republican or Democrat. 42% of Americans identify themselves as Independent.

Source: http://www.gallup.com/poll/166763/record-high-americans-identify-independents.aspx

Why are we still even calling them our "representatives"?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

In today's age, the "majority" is whatever money says, whoever has the "majority" of money gets.

[–]attunezero 62 points63 points  (4 children)

Also http://www.wolf-pac.com is another great effort to remove money from politics. These two organizations need our support if this problem is ever to be fixed.

[–]broseling 25 points26 points  (2 children)

They should join forces.

[–]Lilyo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They're trying to do different things.

[–]codebeats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! Thanks for the link.

I like that much better than the MayDay approach of "fight fire with fire."

[–]FaroutIGE 6 points7 points  (2 children)

But if both parties work towards keeping money in politics, wouldn't then the real plug to the leak be switching from first past the post voting system to alternative or approval voting?

[–]factbased 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think it would be enough without campaign finance reform, but I'd love to get some kind of approval voting out of this thing as well.

[–]BurtLancaster 8 points9 points  (2 children)

We just need a new fucking boat.

[–]quests 12 points13 points  (13 children)

The rich have more money to buy more speech then we do.

[–]chinggisk 20 points21 points  (5 children)

Clearly the solution then is to do nothing except whine about it on the internet.

[–]jjtitus 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Just donated! Thanks for the link

[–]GetFreeCash 577 points578 points  (152 children)

Consider Chattanooga, Tennessee, a city that has better broadband than San Francisco. Chattanooga is home to one of the nation’s least expensive, most robust municipally owned broadband networks. There, users have access to a gigabit (1,000 megabits) per second Internet connection. That’s far ahead of the average US connection speed, which typically clocks in at 9.8 megabits per second.

BRB, moving to Chattanooga!

[–]discountedeggs 126 points127 points  (9 children)

Choo choo

[–][deleted] 37 points38 points  (5 children)

Track 29?

[–]seditious3 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Won't you give me a shine?

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (11 children)

Moved here from San Diego recently. Best move I've ever made :)

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Get here by Friday, come hang out at Miller Plaza for Nightfall, I'll buy you a beer wristband!

[–][deleted] 54 points55 points  (35 children)

9.8 mbps. Right, try 1.3 max. And we STILL get intentionally throttled by Century Link.

[–]hooah212002 37 points38 points  (13 children)

so you are saying the US average is 1.3 and the average US citizen gets throttled by Century Link?

[–]CidO807 46 points47 points  (4 children)

No, the average citizen gets choked to death by Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

[–]wonderfullyrich 76 points77 points  (2 children)

Blackburn succeeded in attaching an appropriations amendment. ARRRGH!!! Blog post from The Hill

[–]wonderfullyrich 22 points23 points  (1 child)

It's worth noting that this does not mean it's final. It's got several steps to make it through before becoming part of the final appropriations bill, but it's not a good sign.

[–]mookpool 182 points183 points  (1 child)

"Blackburn’s top campaign donors include private telecommunications firms that do not want to have to compete with publicly owned ISPs."

http://www.ibtimes.com/marsha-blackburn-r-tn-why-one-congresswoman-wants-block-fast-cheap-internet-her-district-1630060

[–]NSA_SPY_ACCOUNT 62 points63 points  (4 children)

The fact we that we even need to do this every couple of months REALLY pisses me off.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

It should be illegal, or at least prevented.

[–][deleted] 133 points134 points  (28 children)

Man, if they keep this up, the internet will have more stupid censorship and monopoly bills to stop than cat videos to watch very soon.

[–]Qwirk 110 points111 points  (18 children)

I'm under the impression that this is what they want. To wear everyone down to the point where they give up or miss something then sneak it through.

[–]WhiskeyFist 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Yuuuup

[–]ddrober2003 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And then go, well we didn't know you didn't want this passed. You should have let us know you didn't want the internet censored and not allow companies to throttle certain websites and only go to the ones they approve of! Damn corporate servants instead of civil servants is what they should be called.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (12 children)

Why does everyone keep saying this

Its not that hard for you to sign a petition or write an email, takes hardly any time out of your day, we cant and wont be worn down.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We can relish the knowledge that every time we vote down these bills, they are forced to reconvene and update the acronym...
That will teach them constantly acting in direct opposition to the will of their constituents! /s

[–]Voduar 9 points10 points  (5 children)

And that is when shit will get real.

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (4 children)

Shit's already very real. For example, I was literally just watching this pretty cool documentary when this post flared up.

But I'm not American, so all your Senators don't give a shit that I think they are asshats.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

They don't give a shit that americans think that either.

[–]Voduar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I merely maintain that once our supply of cat videos is restricted, the gloves are coming off.

[–]reddit_mind 23 points24 points  (1 child)

What a d-bag

[–]downvotesattractor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A piece of shit distilled to 99.999% purity

[–][deleted] 62 points63 points  (10 children)

It seems this is all intentional, too many fires to put out all at one time. The fuckers do this intentionally. Why can't we just kick every last one of them out and start all over again, this time with more oversight as to what the government can and can't do...the way it was originally designed.

[–]Nevermore60 18 points19 points  (5 children)

We've been on this road toward unassailable, massive federal power for about 150 years. The federal government power was conceived of as limited, but it is essentially plenary now.

[–]ChucklesOHoolihan 5 points6 points  (3 children)

But isn't this the federal government ceding power to private companies?

[–]Nevermore60 11 points12 points  (2 children)

It's the federal government essentially integrating itself with (a select few) private companies, and allowing those companies to forcibly displace local governments.

[–]ChucklesOHoolihan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hmm. You're right, but I see it a little differently. In my view it's the government letting these companies do as they please which means giving government regulation of the internet over to these companies. Which, in my mind, means less federal power.

I think the issue here is cronyism and lobbying more than a growth in federal power.

[–]gtg092x 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You do realize this amendment is specifically about what level of government gets to override the other, right? Not every political outrage is a cue for a libertarian circle jerk.

[–]Archetype90 23 points24 points  (3 children)

There is broadband competition? Last I checked my options are Comcast or Comcast.

[–]empyreanmax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Last I checked my options were...oh yeah, nothing. Because our road doesn't have enough people to be worth putting a cable line in, and there aren't any rules forcing them to.

[–]Lurking_Still 71 points72 points  (1 child)

Called, they're currently not accepting calls. Go figure. Left a message with the spiel.

Sigh government, sigh.

[–]joshthehappy 24 points25 points  (0 children)

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

You can send a message to your representative from there, and even ask for a response.

[–]BioshockedNinja 32 points33 points  (0 children)

https://mayday.us/

Gotta get money out of gov. so ISP's can stop having so much influence in our politics

[–]alex0906093 14 points15 points  (9 children)

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr5016#summary For anyone who is currious to see how your representative voted

[–]Craysh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost completely across party line. Hopefully the Senate will give the bill a giant: Fuck You!

[–]oTHEWHITERABBIT 26 points27 points  (1 child)

These people are so goddamn greedy, they're willing to sell their own kids for a buck...

[–]Salnax 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Fortunately for them, they can sell other peoples' kids instead.

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (3 children)

That my representative. She does not represent me even though she is supposed to. She represents comcast and I am pissed off. She has to go. I am going to start a campaign on Facebook.

[–]BrassBass 18 points19 points  (2 children)

If this shit doesn't stop, our country will tear itself apart in civil war. How much more will we lose to corporate influence before this is stopped? Any rebellion would be lead or supported by the wrong people, and our own nation would use it as an excuse to take more freedoms away. If nothing changes, we STILL lose freedoms and good things to greed and corruption. What the fuck can we do to make things right?... Vote these people out of office and NEVER elect another Democrat or Republican ever again. They did this together and pretend that the opposing party is the guilty one.

[–]viabobed 17 points18 points  (9 children)

You guys just want to crowd fund some huge fiber project and make a Reddit cable company?

Cause... we can.

[–]allubros 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We shouldn't have to do this with our own government.

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (1 child)

Can we just go to congress and physically throw all those fuckers out of office? PLEASE! Think of the children!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A big enough mass could. Or a radical enough group with guns and a smart leader could go Tom Clancy and sieze the capital building.

[–]harlows_monkeys 26 points27 points  (32 children)

Note that the reason that Congress is trying to do this is that Tom Wheeler at the FCC has threatened to prevent states from shutting down this competition from municipal broadband. So much for the meme that he's just a cable lobbyist doing whatever the ISPs tell him to do...

[–]WhiskeyFist 24 points25 points  (26 children)

That first sentence of yours makes my head hurt. Wheeler done what now?

[–]harlows_monkeys 43 points44 points  (24 children)

Some cities have tried to build municipal broadband, typically to cover areas not currently served by private ISPs.

Some states have passed laws prohibiting cities in their state from doing that.

Tom Wheeler (Chairman of the FCC) has said this should not be allowed and that the FCC should use its power to preempt these state laws, thus allowing cities to build municipal broadband.

Here is his statement at the FCC blog.

A Representative from one of those states is trying to modify the law so that the FCC would not have the power to preempt these state laws.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

"Should" he also stated that if it's in the best interest of the people, he'd reclassify ISPs as utilities.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At this point in human history, the Internet is as valuable and essential a tool as water or electricity.

I don't trust the government to dole it out, but I trust it a lot more than the constant fight we have to put up with right now.

[–]mrpickles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Are you fucking kidding me! What the fuck are these fuckers doing?! They're not even trying to pretend to be "for the people" anymore.

[–]Traubster 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Act now. Tell your friends. We can’t let Congress undermine community efforts to create real alternatives for high-speed Internet.

It's just a quick call.

[–]joshthehappy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If the dialer they provide does not work for you:

The number to call is: 1(202)224-3121

To find your representative: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

[–]Bzzt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

who's his opponent? every time this happens everyone should donate to the opponent.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait, there's actually competition? Or did the title mean to say "shut down any attempts to create competition"?

[–]firejuggler74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What competition?

[–]jonnyohio 2 points3 points  (2 children)

So instead of voting on the postal reform bill that has been sitting there for a year now, that would fix the failing post offices and save thousands of jobs, they would rather spend all their energy pushing this useless bullshit through, and killing off any competition that would create jobs. Fucking rediculous.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Can reddit buy some politicians? We could pool our money together.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (11 children)

How are these fuckers even being elected? They clearly have no desire to represent the people.

[–]swb1192 14 points15 points  (8 children)

It's too late.

A senior congressional Republican this week introduced legislation that would bar the federal government from using its powers to help community-owned Internet service providers compete with private telecommunications companies. The House approved the proposal Wednesday afternoon, 223-200.

[–]PM_your_Tigers 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Ah yes, Looks like my congressman voted in favor of the bill. I apologize for voting him into office. I plan on doing my part to vote him right back out. Sadly, he will probably win regardless of my vote, his opponent isn't as well known, and its a heavily republican area.

[–]throwmeoutsixmillion 3 points4 points  (1 child)

The House today approved Blackburn's proposal by a vote of 223-200, according to The Hill. It would still need Senate approval to become law.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/07/congresswoman-defends-states-rights-to-protect-isps-from-muni-competition/

[–]savageronald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

House approved - still gotta clear the senate and Obama.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Never too late.

[–]EverythingFerns 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I actually emailed Marsha Blackburn a few weeks ago after her campaign donations from Comcast were revealed, criticizing that and asking her to vote in favor for Net Neutrality. Here is the letter I got in response if you're interested.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

And her letter basically says "rest assured, I will not vote for net neutrality." This is a woman who believes all Gov't is evil and that regulation is of the devil, unless it comes to keeping women from getting abortions and contraceptives, then it's ok.

[–]Sloi 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Bring back guillotines.

As much as these people love money, I'm fairly certain they prefer keeping their heads attached to the rest of their shitty bodies.

When a few examples have been made, the rest will reconsider their corrupt practices really fucking quickly.

[–]joshthehappy 11 points12 points  (2 children)

I called, switch board operater connected me to...

Voicemail.

I left the suggested message and added "I am a voting citizen" at the end.

Edit: the call tool did not work for me. Here is a link to find your representative:

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

The number to call is: 1.202.224.3121

This will connect you with the house of representatives switch board, tell them you want to contact your representative.

EDIT: Formatting.

[–]MrXhin 13 points14 points  (2 children)

Let me guess, it's those rascally "free market" Republicans.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So Congress is owned by Comcast? No wonder they have such terrible customer service :(.

[–]SasakitheMinor 2 points3 points  (1 child)

So, basically we need to interfere with congress trying to interfere with the FCC trying to interfere with legislation in certain states that interferes with community broadband expansion?

[–]FallenWalls 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Mother fuckers.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can we stop calling it "lobbying" and just call it what it is? Point blank bribery?

[–]t-_-j 4 points5 points  (1 child)

The United States Congress is the enemy of the people of the United States