June 4, 2006
U.S. House candidate publishes pro-Net neutrality op-ed
“Telecom giants threaten Net neutrality,” by Dave Bruderly, Jacksonville Business Journal, June 2, 2006.
Mr. Bruderly is a candidate for Congress in Florida’s Sixth District, which includes Gainesville (see map of Alachua County, map of district). Bruderly is challenging incumbent Cliff Stearns, who voted against Net neutrality provisions in an April 26 Commerce Committee meeting.
For more information on Net neutrality, visit Save the Internet or It’s Our Net. FreeCulture.org is a member of the Save the Internet coalition.
[…] One important vote not included in the above guide is the issue of Net neutrality. In the House, both of Gainesville’s Congresspeople, Cliff Stearns (R-6) and Corrine Brown (D-3), voted against Net neutrality (story here). Rep. Stearns’ opponent, Dave Bruderly, published an op-ed in support of Net neutrality this summer; Rep. Brown is running unopposed. In the Senate, Florida’s Senator up for re-election, Bill Nelson (D), voted for Net neutrality as a Commerce committee member; the vote never came to the floor (yet). No clue what any of Sen. Nelson’s opponents think about Net neutrality; if you have any information, post it in the comments. […]