Last night, I came home to find my cynical, apolitical housemate filing his comment with the FCC in support of Net Neutrality.

“Will this really help?” he asked. “Yes!” I nearly shouted. And not just because he made the decision to take action, but because more than 13,000 people have sent comments this week telling the FCC to pass a strong Net Neutrality rule. That’s thousands of people who have taken a moment to send unique, personal messages explaining why the open Internet matters to them. This outpouring sends a resounding message to the FCC: Protect Net Neutrality once and for all.

We’ve been keeping track of the best comments and posting them here. Who said reading a government docket was boring? Here are a few of my favorites:

• “As a writer and artist, I am currently producing a talking comic book that will be put on the internet for fans to download. If corporate monopolies take dominion over the Internet, then independent creators like me will not be able to present our work or leave anything behind."
• "I want Net Neutrality so that I can express my thoughts. I want to be able to post all my photography so everybody can view it and I can get feedback. I want to watch all the youtube videos that cheer me up. I want to be able to start up my own business at some point and not be over taken by a big business. I don't want someone else controlling what I do on the internet."
• "Net neutrality is the most important policy framework for the Internet since its creation. In fact, I dare to say there wouldn't be an Internet without it. Imagine a world where you had to pay for the privilege of accessing some content. A world where you could only view content that providers and networks wanted you to see. A world where your income, Internet connection speed, and geographical location determined how much -- or how little -- access to the Web you would get.”

If you haven’t filed your comment yet, there’s still time – just barely. You have until midnight tonight to register your voice.

It’s not just the public who are coming out in droves to express support for the open Internet – it’s also community and civil rights organizations and social justice groups, women’s organizations and small-business owners who have all signed letters urging the FCC to enact a Net Neutrality rule that will protect Internet freedom for generations to come

Other media organizations, including the Future of Music Coalition, have also been helping the public tell the FCC how an open Internet impacts them.

At Free Press, we’ll be filing our own comments just under the buzzer at midnight tonight. Look for upcoming posts about our arguments for preserving a neutral Net.

In the meantime, be heartened by this outpouring of public support that no FCC commissioner can ignore!