Please educate yourself before yelling "OMG WERE AL DOMED. GG"
It has
not passed the Senate, and Obama would be right to keep his promise to veto it, being election year. There is a good chance this stuff is gone.
There are some ways you can help.
Some people on reddit (yeah i know shut the forget up) are
trying to go on the offensive. Another group is trying to create a
similar system like the internet.
And if you don't want to help either, simply write your Senator an email, or call them regarding your stance on the bill.
Here's a good form for an email.
Dear Senator,
I am writing to you to ask that you vote NO on the upcoming bill, CISPA, which just passed the vote in the House of Representatives by a 248 to 168 vote. I do not like anything that I see in the bill in its current form, but some of my biggest concerns are:
- Huge expansion of government power, essentially creating a legal channel for spying on its own population - Lack of privacy controls (any and all information can and will be disclosed to the "authorities" should the bill pass in its current form) - No safeguards that the system this bill would create won't be used and abused by those with the authority to use the powers it grants
Please consider these 3 points carefully before you decide which way to vote. Bills such as this one, and SOPA before it, make me feel extremely uncomfortable about my own government. Just thinking that somebody might be reading all of my personal communications with my friends or relatives sends shivers up my spine.
I hate to put it this way, but unless you can show me that you understand my point of view (and I'm sure countless other similar ones), I will not be able to justify voting for YOU to represent ME in the U.S. Senate.
Sincerely,
MYREALNAME
I used
this site for contacting my senators. It has their facebook, email, and twitter. Don't bother contacting your representatives obviously.
Also, a
list of representatives and their votes.
