Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are talking about taking privacy rights away from individuals if we suddenly eliminate this rule. Do you want a large company that is an internet provider, that has all the personal, sensitive information because of what you have been doing on the internet--do you want that company to be able to use that for commercial purposes without your consent? That is the issue. If you want to protect people's privacy, I would think you would want to require that an individual who has paid money for the internet provider to provide them with the internet--you go on the internet, and you go to whatever site you want. You do business. You do personal business. You do banking. You go on the internet and you buy things. You talk about your children's school, about when you are going to pick up your children, maybe what your children want to wear to school. You want to talk on the internet about anything that is personal. Do you want that internet provider to have access to that information to be used for commercial purposes without your consent? If you ask that question to the American people, they are going to give you a big, resounding no. Should the internet provider use that information if you give your consent? Then that is fair game.…”