20140414 - JFC Morfin: Mr. Roy's "internet giveaway"

At 16:42 11/04/2014, Mr. Roy H. Mars II wrote

To Whom It May Concern:

The decision by Barack Obama to give away the internet to the governance of some nebulous 'international' body or commission is the worst decision ever made by any president in history. It is entire magnitudes worse than Jimmy Carter giving away the Panama Canal. Yes, giving the Panama Canal 'back to Panama' gave them Carte Blanche to invite the Chinese in to take over running one of the most vital waterways in the world. But giving away the internet is giving away the entire world. The Internet has been a bastion of free speech and the free exchange of ideas all over the world (except places like China where they already sensor the Net). Placing it under the auspices of the UN - an organization of unelected elites, a great many of whom are from nations run by one form of dictatorship or another, would be giving that organization control over the people and future of the world. He who controls the media controls the message. In this day and age the Internet IS the media. It is the one thing that connects people all over the world to communicate freely and exchange ideas. It is that vehicle because the United States of America has kept it that way - even against our own would be dictator and elitist politicians. If we give it up, that will end. I urge that the Internet remain an entity of the American people (not our government) - a free and open information highway for the entire world.

Sincerely,