Stop American Censorship
Internet censorship is going to a vote in the Senate on January 24th (known as PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House). While Senators are in their home states for the January recess, we need to flood their public meetings and offices with our concerns about the bill. Learn More
Cali for Net Freedom: Senators are ignoring us, so let's schedule random drop-ins everywhere!
Top Priority for CA: Coordinate drop-ins across the state!
Your Senators are giving us the cold shoulder! So someone decided to take action! He or She set up a Google Calendar to schedule drop-ins to the LA offices of both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer ALL NEXT WEEK. Find a group of people you'd like to drop-in with a sign up for a time here: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mu8v5ms4qv6kfpnjv88dvm1ito@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles
- Email scheduling@boxer.senate.gov for group meetings only with names of all participants to meet with Senator Boxer, a co-sponsor of PIPA.
- Fill out this form, email DC staff at scheduling@feinstein.senate.gov, or to meet with CA staff, fax 415-393-0710 to meet with Senator Feinstein, also a co-sponsor of PIPA.
Be polite and professional, and request a meeting on behalf of California for Internet Freedom (the folks in this forum) to discuss the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. Make it clear that you want to meet with the Senator during the January recess, and that you'll be bringing others from your group. Have your calendar open when you call, so you can pick a time that works for you. When finished, post a report-back.
For example: "Hi, my name is ________, I'm with California for Internet freedom, and I'm calling to request a meeting with Senator _______ during the January recess. The PROTECT IP vote is happening on January 24th, and I wanted the Senator to understand my concerns before the vote happens."
IMPORTANT: If you do get a meeting, post another message. That way others can join you in your meeting. If there's any other specific information we should include in this post, message us and we can add it.
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EDIT AS OF 1/13/2012 - JUST RECEIVED THIS AS A RESPONSE:
Sheldon,
Thank you for contacting our office to arrange a meeting with Senator Feinstein to discuss the PROTECT IP Act. Unfortunately, Senator Feinstein has received more than 200 individual requests to meet on this bill. She is travelling around California and it is difficult for her to accommodate every request.
However, Senator Feinstein understands your concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act. She is working with members of Congress and representatives from the technology industry to resolve some of the issues you have raised and hopes a package of changes will be incorporated into the legislation that will address your views to the greatest degree possible.
Thanks very much,
Shaeda Ahmadi
Deputy Scheduler
Office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
202.224.3841
this is what i have gotten back so far
Per your post: "Piper
January 5
Good point StopSOPA-HQ. I went ahead and sent an email anyway. Will
update if I get a response. This is for Boxer's office in Riverside."
I am a resident of Riverside County and I am retired and available. Let me know.
Thank you for your scheduling request. We will be in touch with you shortly.
Sincerely,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator, California
I don't know why the press allows our representatives to hide in Washington...
I'll send Senator Feinstein a note that I'd like to be kept informed of a meeting time and place if she agrees to meet in San Francisco, without posting another request for a meeting.
From San Jose
Scheduling Request
Thank you for your scheduling request. We will be in touch with you shortly.Sincerely,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator, California