Finally, someone in the Iowa government listened to the students, and this time, it was the governor himself.

Yesterday Terry Branstad vetoed a bill written to regulate Internet access to students at Iowa universities.

This bill, which passed through both the Iowa House and Senate, could keep some students from accessing the Internet without excessive charges.

For students, the Internet is the future, and education is an important means of getting us there. To take away or limit one of the tools used to educate ourselves — the Internet — is poor planning and practice by many of our legislators.

And amid various criticism and political complaints toward those who serve us in the government, the governor decided to listen to the students and choose a course of action best suited for them.

Branstad received a deluge of e-mail from concerned students, listened to his constituents and made an educated decision in the face of special interest groups.

His action will continue to instill the public’s faith in our government and its processes.

It also shows that with strong enough voicing from the public, bills that pass both House and Senate votes do not necessarily need to become laws.