Dear Friend, Since the repeal of net neutrality, Big Cable has been caught slowing down the speeds of Netflix, YouTube, and other websites "everywhere, all the time."1 And yet Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema STILL won't support the Save the Internet Act. In fact, she's working with one of Comcast's favorite Republicans on anti-net neutrality legislation that will almost certainly block states from enacting net neutrality protections -- just after a federal court said they have the power to do so.2 Last year, a bipartisan majority in the Senate voted to overrule Ajit Pai and restore net neutrality. But after the 2018 election, we may no longer even have a majority in the Senate in favor of net neutrality — because of Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema was elected in 2018, and even though she claimed to support net neutrality when she originally ran for Congress, she's been working hand in hand with net neutrality's #1 arch enemy in the Senate, Republican Roger Wicker, to undermine support for the Save the Internet Act. Why the change of heart? Maybe it's because she's gotten $134,000 from Big Cable.3 There's simply no way we'll be able to save net neutrality if we have Democrats working against us. Thankfully, her own constituents are just as fed up as we are. Arizona Democrats have introduced a censure motion against her that will be voted on in January. That means we have four months to keep the pressure on and convince her to listen to her constituents.4 We're mobilizing constituents to flood Senator Sinema with calls and demand she support net neutrality. Will you donate to help turn up the heat? Thanks for standing with us. Robert Cruickshank Sources: 1. Bloomberg, "Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive," August 19, 2019 PAID FOR BY DEMAND PROGRESS (DemandProgress.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Facebook or Twitter. You can unsubscribe from this list at any time. |