Lol yeah just email your congressmen... I'm sure they really give a flying fuck <45>
Americans made their bed when they put republicans in total control of all three branches of government. Time to lay down in it and die.
"Buh but her emails and the mexicans..." Enjoy your super expensive internet access retards
Congressmen absolutely care about letters, phone calls etc., especially if they are done en masse.
The FCC was going to get rid of net neutrality, but the John Oliver show on HBO did a segment on it, and showed people how to easily contact the FCC. The FCC was flooded with people wanting net neutrality, and changed their minds. People even coined a term for this, the "Oliver Effect".
Many people have this delusion that the NRA has a large budget, and that they buy off politicians. This is simply not true. Their budget is relatively small, and countless organizations that aren't that powerful and you've never heard of have vastly bigger budgets than the NRA.
But when the NRA tells its members to call their congressmen...they ACTUALLY DO IT! And while anti-gun people sometimes call after major famous shootings, NRA members will call even when the issue is getting no media attention. I wish the 2nd amendment was repealed, but the NRA has power due to passion, not money. Members calling congressmen is one of their main methods of influence. It's a strong signal to politicians that people will actually *vote* based on this issue.
So contacting your congressmen is not a fool's errand. Especially if you, yourself, were personally the victim of something. Politicians love virtue signaling by protecting people from unethical corporate practices. They know the media eats that shit up. Corporations have tons of power, but inidividuals influence congressmen all the time, as well. Especially if you meet them in person.
Also, getting rid of net neutrality could well allow for existing ISPs, or new ISPs, to create customized services that would actually be cheaper. I don't know if this would happen, or if it was it would then be successful. But net neutrality limits corporate flexibility in creating services.
http://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-netflix-youtube-throttling-speeds-2017-7
They are doing it now WITH net neutrality. It will just get worse if it goes away.
Yes, this is exactly the kind of thing I said I wouldn't be surprised by.
But many fears people have are clearly fanciful and out there.