It's never too late for paper letters. I wrote and Fedex'd a letter to Senator Isakson's DC office.<div><br clear="all">--Cameron<a href="http://ghostfreeman.net" target="_blank"></a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Brian Mathis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brian.mathis%2Bale@betteradmin.com">brian.mathis+ale@betteradmin.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Blacking out a web site is a nice gesture, and we can all grouse about<br>
the laws on the list here, but it means nothing unless you actually do<br>
something.<br>
<br>
>From the Wikipedia page[1] you can lookup the numbers to call elected<br>
officials in your area. They also list email, twitter, etc... but<br>
don't use that. Using electronic media as a form of protest is<br>
completely meaningless, especially to people so out of touch they<br>
support this. They will only get the message if their phones blow up.<br>
(Paper letters would have been better, but it's too late for that<br>
now)<br>
<br>
[1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup</a><br>
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On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> EFF and other concerned organizations are sponsoring<br>
> an info web page on the SIPA / PIPA** legislation:<br>
> <<a href="http://sopacountdown.com/" target="_blank">http://sopacountdown.com/</a>><br>
><br>
> Along with that link the groups sent plug-ins and links to a<br>
> plug-in for Wordpress that make it very easy to take your<br>
> site dark in solidarity with the January 18 (midnight to<br>
> midnight EST) protest that is being undertaken by many<br>
> prominent internet entities and organizations.<br>
><br>
> It is my carefully considered opinion that we should join<br>
> the protest against these censorship threats and attacks<br>
> on our freedom and free speech by having the ALE web<br>
> site <<a href="http://ale.org" target="_blank">http://ale.org</a>> go dark for 24hrs. For the period of<br>
> the strike, the pluggin would route ALE traffic to:<br>
> <<a href="http://sopastrike.com/strike" target="_blank">http://sopastrike.com/strike</a>><br>
><br>
> ===============<br>
> Those in Favor?? (+)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ===============<br>
> Opposed?? (-)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Decision at midnight.<br>
><br>
> peace<br>
> aaron<br>
><br>
> **S(p)it On Privacy Act / Pervert IP Act<br>
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