[olug] [OT/Political] Letter to representative regarding ISPs and "Common Carrier" status.

[Tim Larson]

On 1/23/2015 11:22 AM, Lou Duchez wrote:
> I'm sorry Senator Fischer responded as she did, and even more sorry
> that her response was entirely to be expected.  Vote Republican and
> you get someone who sides with business over the common good every
> single time; deep down we all know this, we just try not to think
> about it too hard. Until the common good in question impacts us
> directly.

Often the side of business IS "the common good". We all like getting our 
paychecks. Commerce—monetary transactions between people for their 
mutual benefit, i.e. business—is what makes that possible. Please don't 
buy into the simplistic "Business Bad! Rich Man Keep You Down!" 
political rhetoric. I guarantee the real world is much more nuanced than 
that, and that EVERY side of a political debate ought to have its words 
and actions scrutinized for motive and ethics.

(Don't read this as a defense of Republicans in general or Fischer in 
particular. I do not consider myself a Republican, nor did I vote for her.)

Tim
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