The government NEEDS to step in. Because companies are unable/unwilling to do it, that is when the local/state/federal governments have to step in.
I think Neil DeGrasse Tyson is right, Governments are the primary drivers of innovation and business. Followed by competition.
Consider this, the EIC was not the first ones to reach the new world, largely because it wasn't discovered yet. The Portuguese crown had recently went around the tip of Africa to the east indies, so the Spanish crown went west. THEN the EIC came in.
United Airlines didn't just spring out of the ground, The US Army needed a large plane to deliver bombs over Germany and Japan. So Boeing and other manufacturers supplied those planes. Then someone said, "Hey, instead of bombs, we can carry people!" and then the Modern Airline industry was born.
The First Transcontinental Railroad was financed by State and Federal Subsidy bonds, Hell the B&O Railroad itself was financed by the State of Maryland.
In 1936, the Congress endorsed Roosevelt's action by passing the Rural Electrification Act. At the time the Rural Electrification Act was passed, electricity was commonplace in cities but largely unavailable in farms, ranches, and other rural places. -- Rural Electrification Act, Wikipedia
Does THIS sound fucking familiar? WITH ELECTRICITY! Later it was amended to include TELEPHONE services. Yes, Local co-ops is what is needed, maybe some some state/federal programs to "strongly encourage" (read: severely punish if they take the money and run) ISP's to enter into these markets.
I am glad you can read, however, you did not read the full document, as the 14th amendment states:
...No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
and as I noted in my previous post, at least as far back to Lincoln, SCOTUS has found that EO's are subject to the Constitution as well.
The second problem of your argument is that you are conflating the 1st amendment to a PRIVATE corporation. The 1st amendment applies to GOVERNMENT censorship of citizens, not private companies. There is nothing stopping you from making a conservative biased search engine.
Except as far back to AT LEAST President Lincoln, SCOTUS has ruled EO's unconstitutional, in Lincoln's case, the EO to... "suspend Habeas Corpus except in times of rebellion or public safety" ... DURING THE FUCKING CIVIL WAR.
Now the Union army still ignored it and congress didn't contest it, but it's still on the books.
afaik, no other industry gets paid to not deliver goods or services. As a matter of fact, EVERY other company would be out of business at least, or investigated by the FTC for fraudulent advertising/business practices.
That is certainly a great idea Nintendo could use in future NES/SNES minis. A build your own box, load it with x amount of games, and you can have them pre-loaded.
They could even sell different "levels" of minis. like one that has 40 games, one that has 60 games, and one that has 100 games (for example).
Re: Re: Knee-jerk defense claiming telecoms are worse is contemptible.
See also: almost every late night talk show host starting with Jon Stewart (I know he didn't START it, but he popularized it), To Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien.
and by conservative viewpoints, you mean batshit crazy conspiracy theories? Ya I don't want to read how illegal lizard aliens from Mars are here to rape our jobs and kill our dogs. I am sick of Conservatives crying about Hillary's buttery males, Trump won, almost 2 years ago, let it go.
No there is a difference between FACTS and Crazy batshit ideas with no evidence to back it up. Or as you call it, Conservative viewpoints.
On a related note, Conservatism is dead, it has been replaced with Extremism. Own up to it.
Okay I need to weigh in here before "OMG GOOGLE APPOLOGISTS!"
NEWS sites predominate Google when you search for Donald Trump NEWS. This would be CNN, NYT, AP, BBC, and WaPo.
PROPAGANDA sites don't make the cut: This would be Redstate, Townhall, Breitbart, Infowars, Washington Examiner (Barely, but still propaganda imo), Truthdig, etc.
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after digging around a bit...
I found this -- This is a really good read on what is happening right now... 100 years ago... in regards to the topic in question.
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The government NEEDS to step in. Because companies are unable/unwilling to do it, that is when the local/state/federal governments have to step in.
I think Neil DeGrasse Tyson is right, Governments are the primary drivers of innovation and business. Followed by competition.
Consider this, the EIC was not the first ones to reach the new world, largely because it wasn't discovered yet. The Portuguese crown had recently went around the tip of Africa to the east indies, so the Spanish crown went west. THEN the EIC came in.
United Airlines didn't just spring out of the ground, The US Army needed a large plane to deliver bombs over Germany and Japan. So Boeing and other manufacturers supplied those planes. Then someone said, "Hey, instead of bombs, we can carry people!" and then the Modern Airline industry was born.
The First Transcontinental Railroad was financed by State and Federal Subsidy bonds, Hell the B&O Railroad itself was financed by the State of Maryland.
Does THIS sound fucking familiar? WITH ELECTRICITY! Later it was amended to include TELEPHONE services. Yes, Local co-ops is what is needed, maybe some some state/federal programs to "strongly encourage" (read: severely punish if they take the money and run) ISP's to enter into these markets.
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Re: Ajit Pai's screams of agony are music to my ears.
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Re: Re: Good faith
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shocked
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Re: uhhhh...
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shocked
I am glad you can read, however, you did not read the full document, as the 14th amendment states:
and as I noted in my previous post, at least as far back to Lincoln, SCOTUS has found that EO's are subject to the Constitution as well.
The second problem of your argument is that you are conflating the 1st amendment to a PRIVATE corporation. The 1st amendment applies to GOVERNMENT censorship of citizens, not private companies. There is nothing stopping you from making a conservative biased search engine.
On the post: White House Potentially Exploring Executive Order On 'Social Media Bias'
Re: Re: Re: Re:
Now the Union army still ignored it and congress didn't contest it, but it's still on the books.
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Re: Good idea
Says the Anonymous Coward
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Re: So, protecting "natural" person's 1A rights NOW illegal?
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*Reads article*
oooohh so it seems that light touch regulation in fact, kills innovation... who knew?
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7 months....
A case which involved a giant 7 foot squirrel holding a sign saying "Eat Shit, Bob" and "Kiss my ass"
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Market Research
They could even sell different "levels" of minis. like one that has 40 games, one that has 60 games, and one that has 100 games (for example).
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so lawyer question
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Re: Re: Knee-jerk defense claiming telecoms are worse is contemptible.
See also: almost every late night talk show host starting with Jon Stewart (I know he didn't START it, but he popularized it), To Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien.
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Re:
No there is a difference between FACTS and Crazy batshit ideas with no evidence to back it up. Or as you call it, Conservative viewpoints.
On a related note, Conservatism is dead, it has been replaced with Extremism. Own up to it.
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Okay I need to weigh in here before "OMG GOOGLE APPOLOGISTS!"
NEWS sites predominate Google when you search for Donald Trump NEWS. This would be CNN, NYT, AP, BBC, and WaPo.
PROPAGANDA sites don't make the cut: This would be Redstate, Townhall, Breitbart, Infowars, Washington Examiner (Barely, but still propaganda imo), Truthdig, etc.
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