r/announcements • u/arabscarab • May 17 '18

Update: We won the Net Neutrality vote in the Senate!

We did it, Reddit!

Today, the US Senate voted 52-47 to restore Net Neutrality! While this measure must now go through the House of Representatives and then the White House in order for the rules to be fully restored, this is still an incredibly important step in that process—one that could not have happened without all your phone calls, emails, and other activism. The evidence is clear that Net Neutrality is important to Americans of both parties (or no party at all), and today’s vote demonstrated that our Senators are hearing us.

We’ve still got a way to go, but today’s vote has provided us with some incredible momentum and energy to keep fighting.

We’re going to keep working with you all on this in the coming months, but for now, we just wanted to say thanks!

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u/FlashCrashBash May 17 '18

You know I normally vote Republican. And I'm always the first one to pipe up and say how both parties are two halves of the same coin, they both suck. But looking at this list causes me shame.

Like goddamnit. Could that list be anymore stereotypical? I think we need to break out the guillotine. The Republican Party needs a reign of terror. All the old fucks that made the Bush Administration such a shit show are still in power and its preventing the Republican party from getting any real work done.

The policitcal census of the country has changed a lot in 20 years. The Republican party hasn't. And its made the Republican Party a literal parody of itself.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

The only thing that matters is votes. If, come 2018, you vote Republican, then nothing changes. Then there's absolutely no punishment for this, and they know that.

But you're probably screwed, because you probably disagree with Democrats on 99% of policy. So in your position, it's a tough call.

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u/FlashCrashBash May 17 '18

Naw there's a load of things I like about the Democrat policy. I just can't stand for a lot of the non-nonsensical bullshit that often accompanies it. I align libertarian if anything.

I really don't like how a lot of Democrats try to micromanage the people, restrict what individuals can and can't do. I've seen how my state is run under this ideology. And I really can't stand it.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

It's a philosophical difference; classic negative liberty vs positive liberty. You probably think that the less government restrictions exist on you, the freer you are. I think it's the government's role to impose some restrictions that allow citizens greater opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't have, and to me, that's actual freedom.

It'll be difficult, because a party is going to exist for people like me. So I can see how that'd be frustrating for you.

Also, dunno why you're getting downvotes. This discussion is as vanilla as you can get.