ATTENTION N.E. INDIANA BLOGGERS!
Our beloved representative, Mark Souder, dealt a blow to Internet freedom on Thursday. As millions of us raised our voices to defend the free and open Internet, Internet operators like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast spent millions lobbying the House of Representatives to kill Net Neutrality. A majority of the House members caved—voting for a telecommunications law that would give these companies more control over what you see and do online.
All eyes are now on the Senate, which considers this issue next. We face a more friendly environment there, but we've got to act fast—the telecom lobbyists are working on every vote.
Can you call Rep. Souder to express your outrage, and then call Senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh to demand support for Net Neutrality?
Here are the numbers:
Congressman Mark SouderPhone: 202-225-4436
Senator Richard LugarPhone: 202-224-4814
Senator Evan BayhPhone: 202-224-5623
Tell our Senators to protect Net Neutrality by supporting the bipartisan Snowe-Dorgan Internet Freedom Preservation Act (S. 2917).Now, more than ever, it is time for the Internet to fight back to save itself. By calling your Senator, you are helping to make that happen.
P.S. After you call Rep. Souder and Senators Lugar and Bayh, are you still outraged?The best way to fight back after calling Congress is to help expand the reach of our coalition. Ask 5 friends to join our fight for Internet freedom by signing our petition to Congress:
http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/?id=7989-3519438-56zenn7eB1r3U4Kl0wyTJQ&t=2
If you are active in local organizations, ask them to join our coalition at:
http://www.savetheinternet.com/=coalition
3 Comments:
Just one more reason to vote for Hayhurst!
I wrote a letter to Souder before the vote and since he responds to letters from his district I can't wait to get his response - I'll post it if anyone's interested.
Also, I submitted a letter yesterday to the JG about this issue so we'll see if it gets printed...
Jeff- Let us know what you find out. I've only gotten form letters back when I tried.
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