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Send him a thank you for defending freedom of speech on the internet: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/

by DevX101 16y ago

adammichaelc 16y ago
Sent. Good idea. Politicians normally only hear from us when we are mad. A nice twist.
aperiodic 16y ago
And, if you can at all spare it, donate to his campaign. We need people like this to stay in Washington. http://www.standtallforamerica.com/ http://www.standtallforamerica.com/
- _delirium 16y ago
  Well, he did just win reelection two weeks ago (by a large margin), so isn't facing another election until 2016.
  - tomjen3 16y ago
    Doesn't matter - if politicians realize that their constituents are willing to pay to keep them in office when they go against corporate interests, we are going to see some real change in Washington.
    - whimsy 16y ago
      Can we really compete on that point? Corporations have quite a lot of money compared to most generous private citizens... even those private citizens combined.
      - deleted 16y ago
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      - Calamitous 16y ago
        This sounds like a cop-out to justify a lack of involvement. Corporations do have a lot of money compared to individuals... but where do you think those corporations get that money from?
      - stoney 16y ago
        That's an interesting point to ponder - do corporations really have more money than private citizens combined? Aren't corporations ultimately owned by private citizens? Certainly the wealth of individuals is spread more thinly and so is harder to mobilise for a particular cause.
        whimsy 16y ago
        There's an important distinction between the set of "private citizens" and "private citizens willing to donate funds to government officials." The latter is a much smaller subset of the former.
ComputerGuru 16y ago
Here's what I sent; please feel free to pick and choose. I hope this'll help anyone contemplating sending a letter but too busy to do so. Dear Senator Wyden, I would like to thank you for taking a stance for defending freedom of speech in a society that has forgotten what that phrase means. COICA is the digital equivalent of a lynching, allowing people in positions of power and favor to manipulate the internet and limit our freedoms, in the name of limiting piracy. Like similar measures in the past (such as the DMCA, which is the first to come to mind, but many others as well), it is a misguided attempt at reducing piracy at the cost of individual liberties; usually furthered by politicians who don't really understand the way the internet is run and the implications their decision/support would have, or else are trading the constitutionally-protected liberties and freedoms of their constituents in order to please big businesses across America. We've seen with the DMCA that these measures, first and foremost, don't work. When treating a disease, doctors will try and treat the root cause - simply stifling the symptoms rarely works. But COICA goes even further, and we feel it is akin to treating a flu with radiation and chemotherapy. Thank you for saying "No" to a bill that would have been misused (the DMCA has a history of being used by businesses to shut down competitors and to limit Fair Use) and abused (people pushing through requests to companies and in local courts, taking advantage of the ignorance of many company owners as to their constitutionally protected rights and the definitions of Fair Use) to scare people and organizations alike into giving up their liberties. Thank you for standing up to freedom in America. While I'm not lucky enough to be one of your voters (as I do not reside in Oregon), I thank you all the same. Sincerely, xxxx
- m-photonic 16y ago
  >COICA is the digital equivalent of a lynching The analogy isn't obvious to me.
- rakkhi 16y ago
  Just did thanks for the text
known 16y ago
I just did. Thanks for the url.
lepht 16y ago
Maybe I'm biased as a VT resident, but Leahy (as the co-sponsor of the bill) deserves a little shout-out, too: http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/ http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/

Send him a thank you for defending freedom of speech on the internet: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/

by DevX101 16y ago

Send him a thank you for defending freedom of speech on the internet: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/

adammichaelc 16y ago

Sent. Good idea. Politicians normally only hear from us when we are mad. A nice twist.

aperiodic 16y ago

And, if you can at all spare it, donate to his campaign. We need people like this to stay in Washington. http://www.standtallforamerica.com/ http://www.standtallforamerica.com/

_delirium 16y ago
Well, he did just win reelection two weeks ago (by a large margin), so isn't facing another election until 2016.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  Doesn't matter - if politicians realize that their constituents are willing to pay to keep them in office when they go against corporate interests, we are going to see some real change in Washington.
  - whimsy 16y ago
    Can we really compete on that point? Corporations have quite a lot of money compared to most generous private citizens... even those private citizens combined.
    - deleted 16y ago
      [deleted]
    - Calamitous 16y ago
      This sounds like a cop-out to justify a lack of involvement. Corporations do have a lot of money compared to individuals... but where do you think those corporations get that money from?
    - stoney 16y ago
      That's an interesting point to ponder - do corporations really have more money than private citizens combined? Aren't corporations ultimately owned by private citizens? Certainly the wealth of individuals is spread more thinly and so is harder to mobilise for a particular cause.
      - whimsy 16y ago
        There's an important distinction between the set of "private citizens" and "private citizens willing to donate funds to government officials." The latter is a much smaller subset of the former.

ComputerGuru 16y ago

Here's what I sent; please feel free to pick and choose. I hope this'll help anyone contemplating sending a letter but too busy to do so. Dear Senator Wyden, I would like to thank you for taking a stance for defending freedom of speech in a society that has forgotten what that phrase means. COICA is the digital equivalent of a lynching, allowing people in positions of power and favor to manipulate the internet and limit our freedoms, in the name of limiting piracy. Like similar measures in the past (such as the DMCA, which is the first to come to mind, but many others as well), it is a misguided attempt at reducing piracy at the cost of individual liberties; usually furthered by politicians who don't really understand the way the internet is run and the implications their decision/support would have, or else are trading the constitutionally-protected liberties and freedoms of their constituents in order to please big businesses across America. We've seen with the DMCA that these measures, first and foremost, don't work. When treating a disease, doctors will try and treat the root cause - simply stifling the symptoms rarely works. But COICA goes even further, and we feel it is akin to treating a flu with radiation and chemotherapy. Thank you for saying "No" to a bill that would have been misused (the DMCA has a history of being used by businesses to shut down competitors and to limit Fair Use) and abused (people pushing through requests to companies and in local courts, taking advantage of the ignorance of many company owners as to their constitutionally protected rights and the definitions of Fair Use) to scare people and organizations alike into giving up their liberties. Thank you for standing up to freedom in America. While I'm not lucky enough to be one of your voters (as I do not reside in Oregon), I thank you all the same. Sincerely, xxxx

m-photonic 16y ago
>COICA is the digital equivalent of a lynching The analogy isn't obvious to me.
rakkhi 16y ago
Just did thanks for the text

known 16y ago

I just did. Thanks for the url.

lepht 16y ago

Maybe I'm biased as a VT resident, but Leahy (as the co-sponsor of the bill) deserves a little shout-out, too: http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/ http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/