In case you were still on the fence about whether or not the Tea Party are a bunch of clowns here's a little blurb that will throw you right to left of center.
Ted Cruz has tweeted that "net neutrality is the Obamacare of the internet".
Now, if you don't know, net neutrality is the concept that the internet is a public good. Because of this idea Internet Service Providers (ISP) cannot charge websites based on their usage. Basically the more popular a website is, the more the owner would have to pay to keep internet speeds to that site at optimum speed. This would drive popular streaming sites and social media into the ground fiscally while snuffing out the life of small, privately owned sites. ISP's want to tax internet speeds so they can sit back and gather copious amounts of money for almost no effort on their part.
So really net neutrality is on par with assuring freedom of speech for the internet, arguably the most important communication platform of the 21st century.
And one of the pillars of the Tea Party and probably a 2016 presidential hopeful just likened it to his worst nightmare. That's right, the Tea Party, champions of American freedom, voted to put ISP corporate greed over the first amendment to the constitution.
That is the caliber of the candidates that we are dealing from the conservative end of the spectrum. Some issues that other conservative candidates have equally stupid views on: climate change, women's rights, voter laws, and healthcare reform. Kinda funny, all those things have a huge impact on our lives and well being.
Let the next two years of politics serve as an example of how to not run a government.
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