The final vote was 50–48, with two Republicans abstaining. Every single Democrat and Independent senator voted against this CRA resolution. Instead of just blaming Flake, though, let’s remember that every single senator who voted in favor of overturning these privacy rules was a Republican.

Now he may become the most unpopular senator in US history. He was already the most unpopular senator in the US. Senator Jeff Flake - a Republican representing Arizona - led the effort to overturn the FCC’s privacy rules. But since the new administration took over in January, it’s been successfully used 3 times - for things like overturning pesky environmental regulations. Prior to 2017, congress had only successfully used the CRA once. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) was passed in 1996 to allow Congress to overrule regulations created by government agencies. In other words, these politicians - who have received millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the ISPs for decades - have sold us out. Our privacy - and our nation’s security - have been diminished, just so a few mega-corporations can make a little extra cash. You might be wondering: who benefits from repealing these protections? Other than those four monopoly ISPs that control America’s “last mile” of internet cables and cell towers? That’s right, ISPs can take your exact physical location from minute to minute and sell it to a third party. They can even sell your geolocation information. ISPs can also sell any information they want from your online activity and mobile app usage - financial information, medical information, your children’s information, your social security number - even the contents of your emails. The only rules that prevented this are all being repealed, and won’t be reinstated any time soon (it would take an act of congress). Thanks to a decision by Congress, ISPs can sell your entire web browsing history to literally anyone without your permission. Soon every mistake you’ve ever made online will not only be available to your internet service provider (ISP) - it will be available to any corporation or foreign government who wants to see those mistakes. “A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.” - Mitch Ratcliffe

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