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I can see this being an on-again/off-again situation for a long time. When Rs are in power they'll remove it, and when Ds are in power they'll restore it. We need something like this to be enshrined in the law of the land, but more and more it feels like that isn't ever going to be possible as everything will be open to re-interpretation forever.
It will need 60 senate voted to become law which will not likely happen given that the latest FCC nominee only got 55 votes which hints that if a net neutrality bill came to the floor, it will not reach 60 votes to invoke cloture to even advance the bill.
50 senate votes is easier than 60 senate votes + 218 house votes
Maybe if there are 50 senators who actually care about the people, they'd get rid of the filibuster already.
This is an issue that many Republicans support. It's a shame the Senators don't.