Repost from FFTF:
Guys!
After
months of intense public pressure, the second largest online protest
in history, and millions of emails and phone calls, President Obama
just released an incredibly strong statement calling for the FCC to
protect net neutrality using full Title II reclassification. [1]
This
is game-changing.
We’ve been hearing for weeks from our allies in DC that the only
thing that could stop FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler from moving ahead with
his sham proposal to gut net neutrality was if we could get the
President to step in. So
we did everything in our power to make that happen. We
took the gloves off and played hard, and now we get to celebrate a
sweet victory.
With
your help, we organized nationwide emergency protests in 30 cities
last week, and with just a few days notice we turned out more than
100 people in front of the White House for a spirited rally,
capturing media headlines. [2] This is the power of the Internet!
With a tiny budget and just a few staff, we are giving some of the
wealthiest and most powerful corporate monopolies in the world a run
for their money.
We’re
closer than ever to winning the fight for REAL net neutrality once
and for all, but we need to spend all of our time in the coming weeks
organizing -- not fundraising.
Today’s
statement from the President changes everything, but this fight isn’t
over yet. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler responded quickly, claiming he
needs more time, and implying he might have to push back the FCC’s
expected December 11th vote.
Those
are stalling tactics. The
FCC has had plenty of time to discuss the various options available
to them. We need to refocus our campaign on the FCC to make sure that
Wheeler – a former Cable lobbyist – doesn’t delay the vote in a
last ditch attempt to sneak through rules that his buddies at Comcast
and Verizon can live with. Time is of the essence.
We’re
all in on this fight and we’ve proven that we can win it. We’ve
got major strategic plans for this week including more protests on
Thursday (info coming soon!)
Please
chip in $10 (or more!) to help us win net neutrality once and for
all. And really, if you can donate more, please do. You know we’ll
use it well.
We’re
so close! I am so personally proud of every single person on this
list. Whether you can make a donation today or not, we LOVE you and
are honored to be in this fight with you.
P.S.
It’s crucial that we ratchet up the pressure on Tom Wheeler and the
FCC now, and this morning our friends at PopularResistance.org pulled
off an amazing action that
does just that. At 6:55am they blockaded Tom Wheeler’s driveway
just as he was getting into his car. After a while walked down the
street, presumably to take public transit to work. Talk about a slow
lane.
P.P.S.
If you watch the Obama statement closely, you’ll see many moments
where he incorporates the memes and talking points we’ve built,
together, as part of battleforthenet.com campaign, from the
“buffering” joke at the beginning to the way he talks about this
as cable companies vs. the public. Obama’s statement has this
movement’s fingerprints all over it, and it wouldn’t have
happened without our work together. We’re proud. You should be too.
I can’t think of a better time to make your first donation to this
movement.
- “Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet” http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
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