Call Congress Today And Let Them Know (Again) That You Are Against SOPA

from the they-don't-seem-to-be-getting-the-message dept

Rep. Lamar Smith is getting ready to cement his legacy as passing the first bill to create a permanent "black list" of censored websites in the US... and most of Congress still doesn't understand that the American public is vehemently coming out against this bill. It's very, very likely that Smith will get the Judiciary Committee to approve the bill tomorrow, at which point it could go to a full vote on the floor at any time. Yes, a bunch of the members of the Judiciary Committee plan to vote to censor the internet tomorrow, and they still don't believe the public cares about this. That's why plenty of people are calling in today to let them know that we don't appreciate the internet being censored:We're hearing reports that aof calls are being generated, and there are discussions all over Twitter and Facebook from people who normally don't pay attention to any of this -- all coming out against censoring the internet.And, once again, the pro-SOPA forces seem to be coming up. That's because there ispublic support for their position. A few weeks ago, the astroturfing group from Hollywood, CreativeAmerica, specifically put out a call for supporters of SOPA to reach out to Rep. Jared Polis, one of the growing number of Congressional Reps who have come out vehemently against SOPA. In an interview yesterday, Polis noted that he has not received a single call in favor of SOPA, but tons against it We've heard the same thing from many folks in Congress... and yet Lamar Smith and the supporters of this billare pushing it through and are still insisting that the public supports them. Today is the day to let them know they're wrong.

Filed Under: censorship, congress, copyright, free speech, lamar smith, pipa, protect ip, sopa