With all of the other pressing issues in this election, like who does and does not wear a flag pin, internet freedom and net neutrality are often over looked. But they shouldn’t be. They are some of the most important issues in this election, if you want to keep using the internet how you want without the government getting in the way.

Obama stands on one side of the issue saying:

“I will take a back seat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality. The Internet is the most open network in history. We have to keep it that way. I will prevent network providers from discriminating in ways that limit the freedom of expression on the Internet.”

Why should the government have a say over what we do, say, and where we visit while online? They shouldn’t, but McCain sees it differently. He has voted against the Snowe/Dorgan proposal to preserve Net Neutrality and proposed legislation that can “fine blogs up to $300,000 for offensive statements, photos and videos posted by visitors on comment boards.”

In the wake of the recent win against Comcast in which the largest internet provider in America was found “guilty of illegally blocking peer-to-peer sharing for interfering with methods of public discourse.” I don’t think McCain is on the right side of this issue. Pun not intended.

Who wants an internet with which they can’t go where they want and say what they want to say. Without it, this site would be inaccessible. We need the internet to remain free and out of the hands of the government and telecommunications companies. It belongs in the hands of the people who use it. It belongs to all of us.