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The Maryland Attorney General just issued an opinion saying that “net neutrality” legislation would be preempted by a federal law on the issue. The AG stated, “the general conflict with the stated policies of Congress and of the FCC would also likely to lead to a decision by the FCC to preempt any attempt on [...]

Ross Marzolf placed a great letter to the editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about our Choose Your Cable campaign.
Here is the link.
An excerpt:
Bill Virgin’s Feb. 15 column, “Debate could affect your cable TV bill,” was on the mark when describing a proposal before the Legislature that will expand consumer choice, innovation and cable competition.
Statewide [...]

Looks like last year’s Missouri franchise reform debate is heating up again. FreedomWorks Missouri will be ready to engage on this issue again to bring cable choice to Missouri consumers.
From National Journal:
The video-franchising debate has returned to Missouri, and a key player has switched sides.
Almost a year after killing his own bill on the issue, [...]

The Wall Street Journal editorial board has a good piece in today’s paper.
The AT&T-BellSouth merger has been approved by the Justice Department, and AT&T has agreed to the extortionist measures asked of it. Why are the Democrats holding things up? The Journal says that it is because of the Democrats’ general anti-business attitude, and because [...]

The battle for control of the Congress, the state legislatures and governorships has begun.
FreedomWorks volunteers are busy all over the country getting out the vote and injecting a free market message into the campaigns.
In Oregon our members are fighting for a tax cut for families. California FreedomWorks is fighting tax hikes on tobacco and [...]

There is a great article on Opinion Journal today.
An excerpt,
“If congressional Republicans are facing a rout come November, it’s in no small part because they’ve been headed down the Ohio highway. A few Supreme Court appointments and tax cuts aside, Republicans have largely abandoned the reform agenda that swept them to power in 1994. Their [...]

Here is the story.
Dick Armey goes to Iowa:
You may have to get out your 2008 GOP scorecards and add another name to the mix. . . Well, maybe not just yet. But, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) is clearly displeased with the lack of attention being paid but the current crop of ‘08ers [...]

While Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Debbie Stabenow are facing very tough challenges this fall, FreedomWorks Michigan is continuing to build its grassroots base throughout the state. One of our priorities will be educating voters about the tax-and-spend policies of these two liberal politicians, and the dire state of the Michigan economy.
Michigan has an unemployment rate [...]

In a debate yesterday between professor David Farber, called the “grandfather” of the Internet for his pioneering work which provided much of the groundwork for later innovators, and Vinton Cerf, “father” of the Internet and chief Internet Evangelist at Google, Farber expressed a healthy dose of skepticism towards government involvement in the Internet, fearing that [...]

Here is the story over at CNET News.
Their support for Net neutrality is erratic, misguided, and at odds with every serious conservative organization on this issue.
In the end, I do not want to make too much of the Christian Coalition’s support for Net neutrality because it does not really matter outside of the liberal blogosphere.