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Petitioning every congress member may be less effective - each person would have to write their local representative. We the people at least gets our voice hear
by sinak 14y ago
Petitioning every congress member may be less effective - each person would have to write their local representative. We the people at least gets our voice heard if we get enough signatures. The White House definitely has some say in the legislative process, even if they don't get to make the final decisions.
Making locking cell phones illegal would be ideal. But keeping the status quo seems much more achievable.
And at least I'm trying. If you want to start something to petition congress to make unlocking illegal, I'm 100% behind you.
- adamtj 14y agoSorry if my comment sounded harsh. I actually disagree with my own statement. Cell phone companies ought to be able to lock their phones if they want. And we should be able to unlock the phones that we buy, as the petition argues for. Provided we buy them, that is. Cell phone companies could prevent us from unlocking phones by leasing rather than selling them, if they so choose. We're all adults here and perfectly capable of making our own rules through contracts. The anti-circumvention clauses of the DMCA seem unnecessary to me.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoThat's a nice theory. But the reality is that the ignorance and complacency of the average person drives these and other abusive tactics we're treated to in our everyday business and work relationships. Ever read a standard contract for just about anything (employment, cellular service, cable TV, internet access, home mortgage, etc.) Most of the ones I've read, I think "No sane person would sign this." Yet almost everyone does, and it often makes life difficult when you fail to blindly follow along.