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
Utah for Internet Freedom: YOU DID IT!!! Sen. Lee and Hatch to vote "no"!!!
Top Priority for UT: Go Meet with Senator Lee!
- On Jan 23rd at 1pm, thanks to @EatenByAGrue, there will be a meeting with Senator Lee, who has no stance on PIPA yet. Please join the briefing call on Monday and Wednesdays at 12pm EST to catch up and ask questions. Organize to be there below!
Be polite and professional, and request a meeting on behalf of Utah 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 Utah 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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Its already been censored for years, wake up wankers.,
I'll be emailing the Senators for the purposes of setting up meetings on my own, and of course I'll post anything that develops here.
Please please please, if anyone does get a meeting arranged, do post it here so we can all be involved (and thank you in advance for whatever extra work you did to secure said meeting)!
First, a coworker received an email earlier informing him of the meeting at 1pm on Jan. 16 at Senator Lee's office in the Wallace F. Bennett federal building or via phone at 308-344-6400, access code 223966#. Also, it said that Bill Lee, the Deputy State Director would be conducting the meeting.
And second: I just received a call informing me that, due to the 16th being MLK, the meeting has been pushed back to the 23rd at 1pm.
From Mike Lee on his FB page:
PIPA has yet to make it to the Senate floor. When the bill went through the Judiciary Committee (on which I sit), I made clear that, if it reached the floor it in its current form, I could not support it. PIPA is a moving target at this point because some of the bill's supporters, recognizing that many Americans are concerned with some of its provisions, are considering making adjustments to alleviate those concerns. My staff and I are working with the bill's sponsors to encourage them to make the necessary changes. Unless those changes are made, I will vote against PIPA..The letter is co-signed by:
Chuck Grassley, R-IA
Orrin Hatch, R-UT
Jeff Sessions, R-AL
John Cornyn, R-TX
Mike Lee, R-UT
Tom Coburn, R-OK