[ [link removed] ]Tell 2020 Democratic Candidates: Restore net neutrality

This petition to 2020 Democratic presidential candidates reads:
"Pledge to appoint FCC commissioners who will restore strong net
neutrality rules"

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Dear John,

[ [link removed] ]Net Neutrality

Yesterday, a federal appeals court affirmed that the Federal
Communications Commission's murder of the internet was lawful.^1

This is undoubtedly a setback in winning back net neutrality. But civil
rights defenders just like you have never backed down from a fight for
justice. This time is no different.

Now more than ever, we must make sure that Democratic 2020 candidates
support a free and open internet and publicly commit to restoring net
neutrality in their first 100 days.

[ [link removed] ]Tell 2020 Democratic Candidates: Restore net neutrality. Click here to
sign the petition

Losing the open internet has been particularly harmful for communities of
color, who rely on it to organize, create economic opportunity and fight
back against oppression. Our fight for every progressive issue depends on
the open internet. If companies like Comcast and AT&T get to decide who
can communicate, we all lose.

Our activism has already pushed Democrats in the House of Representatives
to pass the Save the Internet Act.^1 But Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell refuses to bring the legislation up for a vote.^2 We need to
keep the pressure on him, but we also have to go around him. If the next
president appoints FCC commissioners who will give us back the free and
open Internet, Mitch McConnell and his Republican lackies in Congress
won't be able to stop them.

With the telecom industry throwing millions of dollars at presidential
candidates, there's no telling which ones will make the right decision on
their own.^3 That's why we're joining with Fight for the Future, Demand
Progress and other progressive partners to force all Democratic 2020
hopefuls go on record now.

Tell 2020 Democrats: Appoint FCC commissioners who will restore the free
and open internet. Click the link below to sign the petition:

[ [link removed] ][link removed]

Thanks for fighting back,

Jelani Drew, Campaign Manager
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Tony Romm, "[ [link removed] ]Appeals court upholds FCC’s cancelling of net
neutrality rules" The Washington Post, Oct. 1, 2019.
 2. Makena Kelley, "[ [link removed] ]House approves Save the Internet Act that would
reinstate net neutrality," The Verge, April 10, 2019.
 3. Jordain Carney, "[ [link removed] ]McConnell: Net neutrality bill 'dead on arrival'
in Senate,"The Hill, April 9, 2019.
 4. Center for Responsive Politics, "[ [link removed] ]Telecom Services & Equipment:
Money to Congress," accessed Oct. 1, 2019.

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