Five Republicans have opposed the FCC’s plan. We need to Tweet the rest of them.

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Five Republicans have opposed the FCC’s plan. We need to Tweet the rest of them.

We’re in the final 36 hours before the FCC’s vote to kill net neutrality. The “Break the Internet” protest is still going strong, and we had a major breakthrough today: the first Republican member of Congress asked the FCC to stop their Thursday vote.

We now have 5 Republicans publicly opposing the FCC’s plan, but we have to convince more to join them. GOP lawmakers are especially important because — in addition to controlling Congress and having oversight over the FCC— Chairman Ajit Pai is a Republican and will only listen to his own party.

We only have a day and a half left reach them and persuade them to stop the Dec. 14th vote!

Tweet them all in the list below, call them, and go to any of their offices tomorrow to ask them to stop the FCC.

Here are the 5 Republican lawmakers who have publicly opposed the FCC’s plan, but need to do more to stop the vote. *Click their Twitter handles* to send a message:

Mike Coffman (CO-6) — @RepMikeCoffman Susan M. Collins (ME) — @SenatorCollins David G. Reichert (WA-8) — @DaveReichert John Curtis (UT-3) — @CurtisUT Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) — @JeffFortenberry

And here are the Republicans who have not yet opposed the FCC’s plan. *Click their Twitter handles to generate a tweet* below:

Elfhoe on December 13rd, 2017 at 13:54 UTC »

I wrote my piece of shit rep but his theory is that he doesnt think isp’s would abuse the power because ‘competition’ so why have a regulation to ensure they dont?

Needless to say i will not be voting for him next year.

_beaver_ on December 13rd, 2017 at 13:51 UTC »

How to Observe the FCC's Open Meeting on December 14th

If you want to observe the Open Meeting, here's how you can do it:

Attend in person at FCC HQ. You must present valid photo ID to receive a visitor pass, and you cannot enter the meeting room before 10:00am. Signs smaller than 11"x17" are allowed as long as you don't obstruct views. You can watch live at https://www.fcc.gov/live. You can watch a recording on the FCC website. You can follow #OpenMtgFCC on social media.

If you cause a scene or disruption, you will be asked to leave the building. If you don't leave voluntarily, then you will be escorted from the premises.

Ladderjack on December 13rd, 2017 at 13:13 UTC »

This was all a setup. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) just announced he is in favor of passing a law to protect Network Neutrality. John Thune chairs the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which controls the FCC and has a hand in laws controlling telecoms that are put before Congress. I would bet my shoes that the law that goes before Congress was penned with the help of Verizon and AT&T lawyers as early as February. It will contain the changes to NN that the ISPs actually expect, probably specifically targeting piracy whatever that may be. They'll get the changes they want via political theatre and look like fucking heroes doing it.

EDIT: Forgot to link to evidence.

Ars Technica

The Verge

The Hill

EDIT2: Other redditors have made a solid case for the motive probably not being privacy specifically.