We've tallied the votes, and it turns out it didn't matter who you voted for. Sorry. We hope it felt, for a fleeting moment, like you had influence over anything outside your immediate surroundings.
I see the old 'representative democracy' fallacy is still quite prevalent in broadband talks. Maybe another decade of complaining on the internet might do it?
HEY BUDDY, if you don't think the country has come a long way from where it was in 2004, then I just don't know what to say to you.