Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r12994035 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:50:47 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:50:47 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12998375 FTCXtreme : :) Finally someoen stands up. i wish Massachusetts would but, Verizon treats everyone but me good. That fact is broadband is the governments problem and they need to whoop some ass. Also we need get them people in PA FiOS Only some of PA got it, The Taxpayers deserve what the paid for GIVE IT TO THEM. Verizon has ripped us off for too long. WE MUST STORM VERIZON HEAD QUARTERS!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12998375 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:47:49 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12997744 diver165 : Yep, my wife and I both have PCs here in WVa

;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12997744 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:43:14 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12997128 cdru : Oh lighten up. I was joking. Obviously WV is a little more progressive then what my state, Indiana was. At least WV told the lobbyists to go buzz off. My state got as far as voting on the bill.
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I'd be proud to get some of those west virginia (that's really a state in and of itself?) for my 50 state quarter collection...
They should redesign that quarter to read, FREE muni broadband for all, screw you verizon!
(Translated into southern gibberish for effect of course!)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12996990 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:14:52 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12995647 Captain_Avat : So what's next? Black, Jew or Mexican Jokes?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12995647 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:40:40 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12995100 cdru :
said by xrobertcmx See Profile:

No kidding, I still can't believe this is West Virginia pulling this off.
Broadband only effects like, what, 2 people who have computers in WV? :D
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1) The state in question is West Virginia
2) What I meant was that NO other state has taken such a BOLD stance against lobbyists and actually looked at a piece of legislation before blindly making it law.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12994196 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:01:26 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12994108 jimbo2150 : and if all these munis work (like Washington's UTOPIA, WV's project, and others) I hope that other states will learn from it and drop/block the muni ban bills.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12994108 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:49:18 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12994035 Mac Bridger : Who woulda thunk it? West "By Gawd" Virginia doing it too. That's gotta be typo or something.
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;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12994027 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:39:28 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12993816 xrobertcmx : No kidding, I still can't believe this is West Virginia pulling this off.
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said by NPGMBR See Profile:

...it seems their representatives are a helluva lot smarter than those of the other 49 states and the Distric of Columbia.

Good Job West Virginia!
I wouldn't go so far as to say Virgina is the only state with some intelligence in the union. Other states have turned down ILEC lobby efforts as well. Texas (of all places) actually turned down lobby-induced legislation just recently. Still West V. did a good job. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12993729 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:01:05 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12993640 NPGMBR : Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the count still stands at: Congress 0. Interests Groups 94585

This is the State legislature of West Virginia not the U.S. Congress.

Everyone always downs West Virginia for being ass-backwards and country but it seems their representatives are a helluva lot smarter than those of the other 49 states and the Distric of Columbia.

Good Job West Virginia! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12993640 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:49:34 EDT Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12993422 Tomek : Another names for corruption:
Lobbying, donations for campaigns, blacklisting.

Did I miss something?

Anyway, I'm happy that so far, congress has something to say. After all they should represent the people, not highest bidder.

Old Joke:
If pro is for, and con against,
What's the opposite of PROgress?
CONgress
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