Make A Difference For Free Speech With 30 Seconds Of Your Time
Click this Electronic Frontier Foundation link, type in your zip code, and get your Congressperson's phone number, and make the call.
Call Now to Stop SOPA, the Internet Blacklist BillThe Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a dangerous bill that would give the Department of Justice and big content unprecedented power to censor the Internet. There's a critical hearing this week about the bill, part of big content's effort to steamroll the bill through Congress, which means we have no time to lose. SOPA's supporters are desperate to get this bill through quickly by convincing Congress there's no real opposition to it. We know better, but we need to make our voices heard loud and clear:
Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I am a constituent of [Congressperson's name].I think H.R.3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, is a bad idea, and I hope my Representative will stand against it.
This bill is overbroad, and could be used as a tool for online censorship. It would be bad for online innovation, and could be misused to take down legitimate online speech. Even worse, it creates a bad precedent internationally for fragmenting the Internet.
Thank you for your consideration, and for acting against this dangerous bill.
Help us spread the word!
Once you've called your Representative, urge others to take a stand by sharing on Facebook and Twitter. Check out our Toolkit for Anti-SOPA Activism to find other creative ways of speaking out. And remember to send a letter to Congress against this legislation.
UPDATE: SOPA is in "markup" tomorrow (the time when changes can be made). It is absolutely essential that you call and voice your vehement disapproval for this bill, and let your rep know that you -- and we all -- will vote them out if they vote against free speech in this or any other way.
I just called. Didn't take a minute.
Steve Daniels at December 14, 2011 1:36 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/12/14/make_a_differen.html#comment-2854727">comment from Steve DanielsYay! Spread the word!
Amy Alkon at December 14, 2011 1:46 PM
I called, but they say letters are what really make things happen, because they can be collected and indexed.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at December 14, 2011 2:25 PM
Apparently the vote is tomorrow... There isn't TIME to write. Calls and faxes now, peeps
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at December 14, 2011 3:36 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/12/14/make_a_differen.html#comment-2854893">comment from Crid [CridComment at gmail]Thanks, Crid - got on the stick on this after seeing your note about the date. Got a little submerged with work on deadline yesterday. Here's more info on this:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-blacklist-vs-constitution
Amy Alkon at December 14, 2011 4:32 PM
I e-mailed instead:
Jim P. at December 14, 2011 7:43 PM
Today (Thursday) is apparently the day. The phone call will take less time than writing an email like that, and I'm quite certain the nice young man I talked to on the phone in DC yesterday will chart my opinion on some piece of paper, whether or not anyone reads it. I think the priority for doing these things effectively goes —
[1] USPS mail (traceable/useable for fundraising)
[2] Fax (same)
[3] Voice call (somewhat less usable)
[4] Email (lose-able when necessary; "Our darned laptop is on the fritz again; we should requisition a new one")
That list is based on nothing but my imagination.
PS- I faxed too
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at December 15, 2011 4:31 AM
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