[governance] Obama & McCain Conflicting On Net Neutrality

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  As an FYI, see:

For all their incessant bickering in the first two presidential debates
over conflicts of interest and government regulation, PopMech
columnist Glenn Derene is puzzled that the candidates have yet to be
challenged on a vital issue directly related to both those topics:
 http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4286547.html
Net neutrality. John McCain and Barack Obama have stated
elsewhere their opposing views on the issue, with
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/cbcd3a48-4b0e-4864-8be1-d04561c132ea.htm
McCain being opposed to Net neutrality and favoring light regulation
of the Internet, while
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/#open-internet
Obama is in favor of neutrality and seeks Government involvement. In
any case, since there is no standard accepted definition of 'network
neutrality,'"until the candidates elaborate on their positions (which
they both declined to do for this piece, nor anywhere else so far, for
that matter), 'both sides can make a credible case that they're the 
ones defending freedom of innovation and open communication."

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