Add the chairman of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to the list of voices urging Congress not to tie the Net down in pointless net neutrality. Writing in the Austin American-Statesman, Massey Villarreal states:

“[N]et neutrality advocates [are] basing their case on hypothetical scenarios based on snippets of news quotes…. Legislating on such flimsy evidence is sure to yield dangerously imprecise results that could unintentionally block the kinds of new innovations that continue to add new value to the Internet.”

While some try to position net neutrality as a Democratic cause, it is worth noting that in Maryland, California, Maine and other states, opposition from organized labor and other party stalwarts has sunk net neutrality efforts.

And his piece is also a timely reminder that in last year’s Congressional vote on net neutrality, more than half of the combined Black and Hispanic caucus members opposed it.

You can read the full Op-Ed here.