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Rand Paul Makes the Case for Internet Freedom

Apollo2 Wrote: Aug 02, 2012 7:39 PM

I'm glad to see that Rand Paul understands the importance of freedom on the internet. It's an important issue and we need someone not owned by major internet providers to reject the usual insider protectionist legislation that every form of regulation produces. The big internet companies and ISPs want regulation to protect them from smaller more agile companies. We have too few startup companies now and the internet is the last bastion of low cost, low regulation startup companies.

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Rand Paul Makes the Case for Internet Freedom

Senator Rand Paul delivered a speech on internet freedom at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday morning. The Senator has immersed himself in issues relating to internet regulation, but admits that he is no technology expert. Paul drew laughs from the crowd when he added “I did not invent the internet.”

Given his political philosophy, it surprises no one that Senator Paul wants to keep the federal government away from regulating the internet. He is hardly alone. During his speech, the Senator recounted the SOPA and PIPA episode. Rand Paul thought that the legislation would sail through Congress and become...

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