Phil Kerpen

by Phil Kerpen

For years we’ve repeatedly heard the falsehood that most Americans want government to regulate the Internet. We’ve also heard that the Left is supposedly miles ahead of the Right when it comes to online organizing and technological expertise. Well, late last week, both of those myths have been exposed.

The Federal Communications Commission asked the public to submit comments on its plan to implement so-called net neutrality regulations that would allow government bureaucrats to tinker with the Internet. The vaunted NetRoots expected to carry the day so much that they simply ignored the facts, claimed victory, and showed themselves to be fools.

Read the rest at BigGovernment.com.