The pure capitalist in me doesn't like net neutrality one bit, and I see it as a perversion of both capitalism and the Internet. The problem, though, is that capitalism is already perverted (in its current fascist form), and so we sort of need net neutrality to keep the already unfair game from getting more unfair. To put it more simply: the Bush administration is against net neutrality. As a general rule of thumb, if the Bush administration is against it, you should be for it. Remember their whole purpose in life is to rob you. Seriously. -- KM


Committee chairman John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, said the bill he and California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren had introduced would require U.S. broadband providers to operate their networks "in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner so that all content, applications and services are treated the same and have an equal opportunity to reach consumers."


"If we allow companies with monopoly or duopoly power to control how the Internet operates, network providers could have the power to choose what content is available," Conyers said in a statement.


Verizon spokesman David Fish responded in a statement, saying such a bill would be "tough sell" in Congress.


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