House Republicans Vote To Regulate Internet -- The Game Gets Stupidly Ugly

The most amazing thing happened. House Republicans on the Commerce Committee voted to regulate the Internet. Really. So did Democrats, but many of them don't find that as abhorrent as the Republicans say they find it. After all their talk about how the government should stay out for fear of hurting technology, innovation, yada, yada, the Committee passed a bill put requirements on peer-to-peer (P2P) software passed by voice vote with enthusiastic endorsement from even the most dedicated opponents of making sure the Internet functions free of discriminatory control by the telephone and cable companies.