Sunday, April 30, 2006

Internet Neutrality ZDNet: "Yet the fight goes on, and the momentum seems to be on the side of network neutrality. A full House committee vote on network neutrality language was much closer than the sub-committee vote had been. With cable outfits fighting the underlying bill, there is every chance it will fail of passage, either in the House or the Senate. What is most remarkable to me is that most of the energy on this fight has come from the political left. Some conservative bloggers, like Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit, are on board with network neutrality, but the ground troops all seem to be liberals here. Not Democrats, liberals. The Democratic Party has taken no position on this issue, so far as I know. Instead sites like DailyKos, Eschaton, MyDD (one example here) and (most interesting) Moveon.org have been loudest and longest on this, and their readers have responded by peppering relevant Congressional offices." Wired: "Intel has waded into the debate over the future of the internet, joining major web companies in supporting legislation that would force internet service providers to treat all traffic equally. AT&T and Verizon Communications, the country's largest internet carriers, have said they would like to explore ways of prioritizing some traffic to ensure delivery, and perhaps charge content providers for such a service. Web companies like Google, eBay and Amazon.com as well as consumer groups have opposed the idea, saying equal treatment of traffic is one of the reasons the internet has been such a success. Intel CEO Paul Otellini signed a letter, dated Tuesday, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that supported legislation to 'ensure the internet remains open and neutral.' The other co-signers were the CEOs of Google, eBay, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo and IAC/InterActiveCorp." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 6:45:08 PM

Checks and balances NewMexiKen: "All three branches are equal, but some branches are more equal than others. The Boston Globe has a lengthy report on the President's claiming of 'the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.'" Category: 2008 Presidential Election 10:25:31 AM

Romney for president? Oval Office 2008: "Here's a nice piece in the American Spectator about Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney. It's decidedly pro-Romney in tone; it's also well written and contains some interesting background detail on the Governor, so I recommend it for those reasons alone." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 10:06:13 AM

Evangelical Greens Here's an article from the Denver Post dealing with Evangelical Greens. They write, "After decades of abortion and gay issues, some evangelical Christian organizations are adopting 'green causes,' citing scriptures that demand caring for God's creation. Their leaders represent a new generation of Christian conservatives who could revolutionize the American political and cultural landscape... "The issue of global warming brought the split among evangelicals to a head when 86 conservative religious leaders earlier this year signed a bold statement titled 'Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action.' The statement calls for federal legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through market-based mechanisms. Such pollution trading was supported by the first Bush administration and is incorporated in the federal Clean Air Act, but the current White House has opposed mandatory curbs on carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline-powered automobiles or fossil fuel-dependent utilities and industries... "Scientist and conservative theologian Calvin DeWitt, who founded the National Academy of Evangelical Scientists, agrees. He has devoted much of his career to raising scientific standards at the nation's Christian colleges. He predicts most evangelicals will soon champion stronger environmental protections. 'There is a conflict in trying to follow God's command to protect life while neglecting pollution issues,' he says... "A national poll of 1,000 Americans who identify themselves as evangelical or born again indicates strong support for environmental protections. Three out of four of those surveyed support policies to reduce global warming or prevent destruction of wilderness. The main reasons they give are God's command to care for creation and wanting to make the Earth a better place for their children and grandchildren. The poll, commissioned by the Evangelical Environmental Network, was conducted last September by Ellison Research of Phoenix." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 9:44:39 AM

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