While the FCC was able to pass the vote to reclassify the internet, the fight to maintain that vote isn't over. Congress is currently pushing a bill that would phase out the FCC vote. The bill is co-sponsored by 31 Republican congressmen, all whom have received funding from various ISPs.
Occurrences like this make it clear that a significant portion of the Republican Party opposes net neutrality. Now, one of the biggest Republican presidential candidates has joined the net neutrality debate.
During a recent appearance at an Iowa Pizza Ranch, former Florida Gov. and current presidential candidate Jeb Bush shared his take: "The idea of regulating access to the Internet with a 1934 law is one of the craziest ideas I've ever heard." Bush is referring to the Telecoms Act of 1934, which the Title II reclassification comes from.
The Hill also notes that Bush "echoed a common refrain that President Obama had "steamrolled" the FCC by openly endorsing the tough, utility-style rules in a high-profile video and through staffers' work at the White House."
This is the first time that Bush has offered his opinion on net neutrality. However, the comments are not surprising. Jeb Bush is yet another Republican Congressman who used reductionistic arguments to claim that net neutrality was a terrible policy.
Tx. Senator Ted Cruz tweeted in November that net neutrality is "Obamacare for the Internet." Cruz eventually wrote an opinion piece at the Washington Post elaborating on his views RE: net neutrality, but many considered his arguments to be "rambling and misguided."
