WASHINGTON, DC - Democrats For America* (DFA) announced a stunning new move by the White House. A DFA email proclaimed, "President Obama just took a bold stand in favor of a free and open internet." After only six months of heavy efforts by progressive groups and internet users, Pres. Obama made a public statement which was consistent with his past campaign promises of supporting net neutrality.
Obama was quoted as saying, "I believe the FCC should reclassify consumer broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act..."
DFA described such reclassification as "the legal pathway to win" net neutrality. Some experts speculate that with enough pressure, in another six months, Obama might make a public statement saying it would be a nice idea if the reclassification were actually used to maintain net neutrality.
"Let's take one step at a time," an administration spokesman said. "Just because we're talking about changing the classification back to what it had been a few years ago doesn't mean we should rush into things."
The President's statement was so strong and imperative that DFA reports FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler "put out a statement on Monday that called for more time to discuss the issue."
We have plenty of time to discuss it . I n t e r n e t s l o w l a n e s h a v e n o t s t a r t e d y e t .
P l e a s e s e n d O b a m a a t h a n k y o u .
*A slight variation on the real name of the group