The following email was sent to me and we all have to jump on this band wagon and stop Obama from taking over the internet.  All of you need to contact your representative immediately and stop this takeover of another freedom.  I have also included a letter that a friend received from a congressman about the net neutrality.

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015

From: Senator Rand Paul

Subject: The Latest Insult – Protect Internet Freedom

Dear Conservative,

Big government can’t seem to keep its hands off of anything.

The latest insult: President Obama and the Federal Communications Commission are going to take over the Internet on February 26th if we don’t do everything we can do to stop them right now.

A plan deceivingly referred to as “Net Neutrality,” involves declaring the Internet a “public utility” and gives the FCC the power to decide what Internet service providers can charge and how they operate. This is not only a direct attack on the free market, but it will also result in an increase in Internet access fees for millions of consumers in America. It’s a massive tax on the middle class, plain and simple.

The details are complicated but here’s the truth:

If “Net Neutrality” is passed, for the first time ever, the Internet will be under the rule of an antiquated regulation designed for land line telephones.

President Obama wants to take something that’s working just fine, and tie it up in red tape–sound familiar? We’ve seen this movie before–it’s called ObamaCare.

The FCC plans to vote on Feb. 26th on whether or not the government should take their usual heavy-handed approach to controlling the Internet or do the right thing and leave it alone.

I need your help to tell President Obama and the FCC: “Don’t mess with the Internet!”

An unregulated Internet has been the single greatest catalyst in history for individual liberty and free markets on the planet. It has created the greatest revolution since Henry Ford invented the Model T.

Let’s get this straight–technology has progressed because it has been driven by a free and open Internet–not because of DC bureaucrats. This latest attempt to regulate the web threatens to interrupt that positive innovation, set the market back, and kill jobs.

A free, flourishing Internet is as important as anything man has ever created. But those freedoms are under assault.

Please, stand with me and help protect Internet freedom by signing this petition today.

These attempts to regulate the Internet are a direct attack on the freedom of information and an innovative market. The government needs to stay out of the way.

Free markets are worth protecting. Please tell your friends, your families, that there’s nothing neutral about net neutrality. We have to stop this aggressive, invasive, and harmful regulation and we need all the help we can get to do it.

Sincerely,

Senator Rand Paul
© 2015 Protect Internet Freedom

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Following is a friend’s letter from Congressman Lamar Smith and his assurance.

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:04 PM
Subject: FW: Reply From Congressman Lamar Smith
If you will recall, a couple of days ago I sent you an email I entitled, “read & respond” about the Obama administration wanting to regulate the internet and it asked you to send a letter to your congressmen and representatives. Here is one response I got to my emails and I thought it was worth sharing.
From:

Congressman Lamar Smith [mailto:tx21ima@mail.house.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:25 PM
To:
Subject: Reply From Congressman Lamar Smith

February 10, 2015
Dear Mrs.

Thank you for contacting me regarding the issue of net neutrality. I appreciate hearing from you.
I strongly support Internet freedom and consumer choice. And we agree that telecommunications companies should not be allowed to engage in anticompetitive or discriminatory behavior when providing broadband services to customers.
There are several regulatory policy proposals that would affect the principle of net neutrality. I am committed to pursuing legislative safeguards for the Internet without creating additional government regulations that would negatively impact consumers.
As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, I support the application of existing antitrust laws to Internet service providers. Those laws provide the flexibility to punish anticompetitive actions without creating broad restrictions that might reduce access to or dampen innovation on the Internet.
Be assured that I will keep your views in mind as Congress and the Federal Communications Commission continue to consider these proposals. For more information about federal issues, or to send me an email, please visit the 21st District’s website, http://lamarsmith.house.gov.

Sincerely,

Lamar Smith
Member of Congress

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