Pauls Shift Emphasis From Fed to Internet Freedom

Rep. Ron Paul and Sen. Rand Paul are developing a new issue:  internet freedom, according to BuzzFeed.

The manifesto lays out five specific battles with government regulation and with liberals who state their goal of online liberty in similar terms, but who view corporate encroachment as a more immediate risk. The Paul manifesto seeks to rein in anti-trust actions against companies in new industries; to stop attempts to impose "Net Neutrality" rules on broadband providers; to prevent government control of online infrastructure; to broaden private control of the wireless spectrum, and shore up "private property rights on the Internet."


The Pauls also take a stand for the growing industry known (and widely criticized) as "big data."


They deride the notion that "private sector data collection practices must be scrutinized and tightly regulated inthe name of 'protecting consumers,' at the same time as government’s warrantless surveillance and collection of private citizens’ Internet data has dramatically increased."

Look for more to follow on this subject after the House's upcoming vote on the Fed.