That didn't take long. No sooner was the new Congress seated than one of its members, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, filed legislative opposition to the FCC's net neutrality proposal, calling it a "Christmas-week Internet grab" that should be overruled by Congress.
"I agree that the Internet faces a number of challenges," said Blackburn, a Republican who claims the support of at least one Democrat (Rep. Dan Boren). "Only Congress can address those challenges without compounding them. Until we do, the FCC and other federal bureaucracies should keep their hands off the 'net."
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