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Way to go Washington!
I’d say I hope my state follows suit, but I know better.
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What’s the legal position on this?
As a Non-US person, I’m not sure what the states can regulate and what’s federal, when it comes to issues like this. Wasn’t all the previous net neutrality stuff done at a national level?
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Does the Governor of Washington not recognize Montana as a state?
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Executive order isn’t the same as law passed by the state house. It can be quickly reversed at the whim of current or next administration.
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On the other hand, the Washington law might get reversed first, as it tries to localize interstate commerce by outright banning ISP slowdowns; the FCC has already said they will fight this in the courts. Montana (and New York and maybe other states) only say that the state government must use a neutral ISP, it is hard to see how this aspect of procurement policy is not clearly within their authority.
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