[GLLUG] Re: The @#$%ing SSSCA
Mike Rambo
mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:58:07 -0500
I have heard and/or read numerous times in a variety of
forums that a phone call or even snail mail is worth a dozen
emails with many or most representatives. While most rep's
are usually connected these days they are not all equally
"with-it" as regards communication technology (maybe that
part of why bills like this can threaten like they do in the
first place).
SzidikM@mlcnet.org wrote:
>
> Matt,
>
> Thanks for doing the legwork of getting the email addresses for our
> senators. You made it easy for me to email my senators for the very first
> time. I hope everyone on the list will take the 10 seconds to forward this
> note to them.
>
> What did I write? A one liner. "I am writing to inform you that I
> strongly oppose S.2048." I hope thats all that is necessary.
>
> ------------------
> Mark Szidik
>
>
> Matt Graham
> <danceswithcrows@u To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> sa.net> cc:
> Sent by: Subject: [GLLUG] Re: The @#$%ing SSSCA
> linux-user-admin@e
> gr.msu.edu
>
>
> 03/28/02 08:12 AM
> Please respond to
> danceswithcrows
>
>
>
> On Thursday 28 March 2002 05:42, you wrote:
> > According to what I have read at
> > wired.com, this bill would allow regulation for pretty much any
> > software (open source too), and hardware. The article below, is where
> > I read this.
> >
> > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html
>
> > Do you folks think that something like this could
> > actually get passed into law?
>
> Yes. Similarly horrible laws have been passed in the past; Google for
> "Alien and Sedition Acts", "Hawley-Smoot Tariff", and "Senator Joe
> McCarthy".
>
> > I would like to write my legislators,
> > but I never really written them before, and I not sure whom I should
> > address.
>
> Levin, Carl (D - MI)
> 269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
> WASHINGTON DC 20510
> (202) 224-6221
> senator@levin.senate.gov
>
> Stabenow, Debbie (D - MI)
> 702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
> WASHINGTON DC 20510
> (202) 224-4822
> senator@stabenow.senate.gov
>
> If you call, tell them you live in (insert name of Michigan district
> you live in) and you oppose Senate bill S 2048. They don't care about
> *why* you oppose it. E-mail can be a little more verbose, but don't
> expect anyone to do more than glance at it.
>
> Slashdot also ran a story about last Friday, you can find more info
> about political actions you can take there.
>
> --
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> There are no ABSOLUTE STATEMENTS. I'm very probably wrong.
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Mike Rambo
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