Congressman Paul Ryan comes out against SOPA thanks to a reddit campaign ›

Not climate, but it’s important to know that writing and calling your congressman does work. I’ve written extensively here, here, and here that writing your representatives on environmental issues is in fact effective. This is a solid example with the SOPA bill. You have to participate. Voting is not enough.

A sustained campaign coordinated by redditors has evidently convinced Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House Budget Chair, to drop his support for the Stop Online Piracy Act:

“The internet is one of the most magnificent expressions of freedom and free enterprise in history. It should stay that way. While H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, attempts to address a legitimate problem, I believe it creates the precedent and possibility for undue regulation, censorship and legal abuse. I do not support H.R. 3261 in its current form and will oppose the legislation should it come before the full House.”

Via Boing Boing

#sopa  #internet  #free markets  #piracy  #censorship  #not climate change  #environment  #advocacy  #participate  #local government  #regulations  #writing  #congress  
∞  01/09/12 at 07:42pm
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