Clinton, Edwards, and Obama on Net Neutrality

IT Consulting has a nice article on where Clinton, Edwards, and Obama stand on net neutrality and other technology issues.  Predictably, the Republicans are a lot worse on these issues.

Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton
The New York senator supports Net neutrality in the form of Byron Dorgan and Olympia Snowe’s proposed amendment to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, saying the Internet must continue to have an “open and non-discriminatory framework” to be a place of open discussion without fear of reprisal. Clinton has also sharply attacked President Bush over the secret NSA wiretaps, saying the president lacked legal authority for it.

Senator Clinton’s highly polished exploratory committee Web site has space for a blog, and Clinton is soliciting guest posts for the future.

Although the site contains plentiful videos and press releases, there is no indication as to whether the senator herself will blog - although she is welcoming people to guest blog.
    
John Edwards
While representing North Carolina, Edwards introduced anti-spyware legislation known as the Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, although the bill never became law. He favors Net neutrality, even blogging about it from Gnomedex, although he may not always understand its legislative mechanics. He has also assailed President Bush’s NSA wiretapping program, describing it as illegal and unconstitutional in a televised interview .

The former senator and vice-presidential candidate’s campaign site features blog entries written by himself and many others, although the gap between his last two diary entries was 45 days. The blog’s Arguments & Analyses section contains a lively series of blog posts and comments on everything from war with Iran to Vice President Cheney’s lack of gun control, with post placement at least partly dictated by community votes. Edwards’s Web site is the most tech- and social-network savvy of the major candidates thus far, and his campaign gets big points for allowing free-flowing discussion under its banner.
    
Sen. Barack Obama
In a podcast , Sen. Obama favors the Snowe-Dorgan Net neutrality amendment, saying, “It is because the Internet is a neutral platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate media middleman. I can say what I want without censorship or without having to pay a special charge.” Obama has also expressed skepticism about the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping.

The Illinois senator announced his presidential bid via a video posted on Brightcove and YouTube, and although his presidential exploratory committee’s Web site is bare-bones so far, his 2010 Senate reelection website has more detail on his policy views. Unfortunately, neither has a blog, only Sen. Obama’s prepared speeches.