Republicans strike back: FCC member invokes Star Wars in net neutrality fight
by Dominic Rushe in Washington from on (#3YYZ)
Republican Ajit Pai quotes Emperor Palpatine, of Star Wars's evil galactic empire, in attack on new broadband rules regulating the internet
Republicans invoked Star Wars's evil galactic emperor in their attacks on new broadband regulations on Friday, warning that the public and Silicon Valley were in for an unpleasant surprise.
Quoting Emperor Palpatine, Republican Ajit Pai, a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said: "Young fool " Only now, at the end, do you understand."
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