[TriLUG] OT: URGENT: H.129 to be heard in Thursday's Finance Committee!

[Dave Sorenson]

You know, all yesterday I thought that this was an interesting 
discussion, but now I'm getting the sense that we are in the spin zone. 
Nobody argues a point this strongly unless they have a vested interest 
in the outcome of the legislation.

This is a flawed bit of lobbyist payback, much like the bill they tried 
to shove through last year to protect their profits. IMHO this is bad 
for competition and if passed would reduce choice, increase cost and 
eliminate the incentive for telcos to improve.

Dave

On 3/16/2011 9:28 AM, Mark Turner wrote:
> On 03/16/2011 08:13 AM, David Hostetler wrote:
>> Well clearly the anti-bill folks here are really just socialist in 
>> nature
>> and nothing said to the contrary will be convincing enough.
>
> On the contrary, the folks lined up against this bill from all corners 
> of the political spectrum: left, center, and right. Each has his or 
> her reasons, but most all agree that there is nothing level about the 
> field the industry is trying to create. Most are not happy that their 
> voices are being silenced by a lobbyist's campaign donation ($1500+ 
> given to Rep. Avila from telecoms).
>
> This is a seriously flawed bill and the voters are paying attention.
>
> Mark