The Progressive way to Internet Freedom

"Public Knowledge, a media public interest group quoted by the BBC: "The obvious solution that will protect consumers and fulfil (SIC) the Obama administration's technology platform is to make sure broadband access is properly regulated so there is a cop on the beat for consumers," Art Brodsky told BBC News."

Public Knowledge's solution for the restrictive, overly censored, Internet is for the federal government to be the "cop on the beat". Of course their real objective, like all Progressives, is to "properly regulate" the internet by restricting your speech to fit their agenda.

The Centre for Democracy and Technology acknowledged that industry can play a role but that ultimately the FCC has to assert its authority.

"There could be a positive role for industry to play here by talking about the kinds of practices that ought to be avoided and establish some norms," said David Sohn.

"But I still think at the end of the day it would be important to ensure the government has some ability to really play an oversight role here. The devil is in the detail and as yet the question of whatever principles they come up with and how strong they are are open to question."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10095732.stm

These nut jobs and their need to control everyone reminds me of the King of England, say around the late 1700s. Remember how that worked out for the regulators?