[ale] Update On SOPA/PIPA: ALE Should Join the Strike !?

[Brian Mathis]

Blacking out a web site is a nice gesture, and we can all grouse about
the laws on the list here, but it means nothing unless you actually do
something.

>From the Wikipedia page[1] you can lookup the numbers to call elected
officials in your area.  They also list email, twitter, etc... but
don't use that.  Using electronic media as a form of protest is
completely meaningless, especially to people so out of touch they
support this.  They will only get the message if their phones blow up.
 (Paper letters would have been better, but it's too late for that
now)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup


❧ Brian Mathis



On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> EFF and other concerned organizations are sponsoring
> an info web page on the SIPA / PIPA** legislation:
> <http://sopacountdown.com/>
>
> Along with that link the groups sent plug-ins and links to a
> plug-in for Wordpress that make it very easy to take your
> site dark in solidarity with the January 18 (midnight to
> midnight EST) protest that is being undertaken by many
> prominent internet entities and organizations.
>
> It is my carefully considered opinion that we should join
> the protest against these censorship threats and attacks
> on our freedom and free speech by having the ALE web
> site <http://ale.org> go dark for 24hrs.  For the period of
> the strike, the pluggin would route ALE traffic to:
> <http://sopastrike.com/strike>
>
> ===============
> Those in Favor??  (+)
>
>
>
> ===============
> Opposed??      (-)
>
>
>
>
> Decision at midnight.
>
> peace
> aaron
>
> **S(p)it On Privacy Act / Pervert IP Act
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