Paul, Fiorina Blast Net Neutrality Order
Two contenders for the GOP presidential nomination blasted net neutrality regulation in videos posted last week by a group called Protect Internet Freedom. The group’s website doesn’t list its funding or details of its formation. “The net neutrality rules promulgated…
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by this administration along with the big businesses that stand to benefit are as good an example of crony capitalism as any,” former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said in one video. “Net neutrality proponents did a masterful job of marketing all this with the help of late night hosts and political spin, arguing it would level the Internet playing field. The truth, however, is that it will insert Washington bureaucracy and control into the 21st century’s greatest success story.” She argued that only big companies can handle the imposition of such regulations. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., also criticized the FCC’s February order. “Calling it a utility or getting the government involved is exactly the wrong thing to do,” Paul said in another video. “I’m absolutely opposed to having the Internet considered to be a utility. I would undo every bit of it that’s done through executive order and I would try to keep the government’s tentacles and overreach out of the Internet.” Paul also criticized rival candidate Donald Trump for recently saying he's open to shutting down parts of the Internet for national security reasons. “The Internet’s about speech, and I don’t think we ought to be considering any candidate that wants to put impediments to freedom of speech,” Paul said.