Oh, come on. Sure you have. The Senate is the body of hypocrites run by a bunch of Republicans and Democrats who sell their vote to the highest bidder. Don’t believe me?

Well, consider this amazing example of hypocrisy from the elephants and the donkeys we have running the show in DC:

After the courts told the FCC that they couldn’t mandate a broadcast flag, the entertainment industry hasn’t missed an opportunity to try to sneak the broadcast flag amendment into just about any bill they can find. Today, as the Senate debated various amendments in the telecom bill, they decided to keep the broadcast flag in there (though, it’s possible that someone will introduce an amendment to get rid of it later). However, it’s hard to see how someone could credibly claim that net neutrality legislation is bad because it adds regulatory hurdles to a new technology, while at the same time saying the broadcast flag is good, because it adds an even bigger regulatory hurdle to technology. About the only reason to support both seems to be if you have to make good to friends you have in both the telco industry and the entertainment industry.

As usual, Techdirt is right on the money. You have to wonder what the world would be like if people paid better attention to what goes on in Washington.

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