The Miami Herald printed an editorial by Common Cause President Chellie Pingree on the dangers of the COPE bill. In it, Chellie warns of the dangers of allowing the telephone and cable industries to put their corporate interests ahead of those of the public:
Imagine you're a voter searching the Internet for information about an upcoming election. You go to the candidates' websites, but the videos of their speeches and debates won't load. You log on to an advocacy site that had an interesting blog and other interactive tools to help you learn about the candidates and issues last year -- but now it doesn't work properly either. You search for the day's campaign news, but your Internet service provider seems to be steering you to download episodes of Commander in Chief and buy a DVD of The American President.
It can't be stressed enough what impact the end of net neutrality would have on our democracy. Let your elected representative know that you demand he or she to stand up for the rights of the public and vote against the COPE Act.
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