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Take action against SOPA/PIPA

halfbakedidea:

“Going black” is all very nice but the people who are voting to make this thing a reality aren’t looking at your Tumblr. They are looking for your vote to keep them in power, and you have to show them how they’re going to lose that vote if they pass the bills.

I have written to both my Senators, and received responses from both. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) is a co-sponsor of PROTECT-IP and his response to me reflects that. I am extremely disappointed and have told him that by voting for SOPA or PIPA he is losing my vote.

Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) wrote me back almost within 24 hours with a very sort of non-committal letter; he also seems to believe this is a good idea. Since I’m not a registered republican he probably doesn’t care if he “loses” my vote, but he still has to get re-elected every year.

I have not yet heard from my Representative (Luis V. Gutierrez, D. district 4). 

Contact your Senators and tell them they lose your vote if they support these bills.

Find your Representative and do the same.

Lobbyists have convinced these elected officials that censoring the internet is necessary for prosperity, but only for the institutions represented by the lobbyists. One vote may not be much, but its more than nothing.

And another thing: We can have (and probably should have) an endless debate about the role of money in politics, but the fact of the matter is that the MPAA donates a lot of money and therefore has a lot of influence. No one of us can match that, but by donating to an organization that opposes SOPA/PIPA (might I recommend the EFF?), we can help level the playing field.

Source: halfbakedidea

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  1. mindbabies reblogged this from girl-non-grata and added:
    Seriously. Writing or calling your representative is much mroe effective than internet rants. It honestly doesn’t take...
  2. juliryan reblogged this from summersumz
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  4. summersumz reblogged this from jamiek and added:
    I called my Senators and Rep. Because I don’t have $94m.
  5. queenofthegeese reblogged this from girl-non-grata
  6. whynotshesaid reblogged this from girl-non-grata and added:
    Yep. I’d argue that a phone call - or even a fax or an actual letter - is even more powerful than an email. I’ve called...
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  8. girl-non-grata reblogged this from jamiek and added:
    This is my constant source of frustration with Tumblr activism, and why I used to make posts like this, practically...
  9. jamiek reblogged this from halfbakedidea and added:
    And another thing: We can have (and probably should have) an endless debate about...fact...
  10. scholvin said: I got the same letter back from Durbin first time I wrote and expect the same today. So disappointing.
  11. tymethiefslongerthoughts reblogged this from yodelmachine
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