From the Styx by Peggy Tibbetts

Bipartisan Victory in the House

The broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a major victory [on May 25], when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee passed the “Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006″ — a bill that offers meaningful protections for Network Neutrality, “the First Amendment of the Internet.”20 members of the Commitee (6 Republicans and 14 Democrats) voted for the bipartisan Bill, and only 13 against.

Today’s vote would have been unthinkable three weeks ago. It shows that the politicians are listening to the vast number of citizens who don’t want the Internet to become the private domain of the cable and telephone monopolies. Today’s vote is a milestone for the fast-growing movement to protect the public interest and defend Internet freedom.

In other good news, our petition drive today surpassed 750,000 signatures, as many of you flooded Congress with calls and letters …

Either Congress is actually listening to the people on this issue – or there’s something in Internet neutrality for them.

No matter what, if you haven’t signed the petition yet – ACT NOW!

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