Sklyarov Bail Hearing Monday

mr_don't writes: "I just saw that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has just posted an Action Alert entitled "What YOU Can Do To Help Set Dmitry Sklyarov Free" ... Around 11am on August 6, 2001, at the San Jose Federal Building, Dmitry is set to have another bail hearing in front of Magistrate Judge Edward A. Infante. Protests are planned to coincide with the hearing. I hope as many people as possible can come to the demonstration... Help the EFF pack the courtroom during the hearing." A short article in the Mercury News mentions the hearing too, as well as the half-million dollar, five-year penalty that could be imposed.

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Contacting your lawmakers (ugh)

[Jazz Fiddler]

It is said that if you like law or sausage don't watch either one being made.

The following will work best for those of us that are citizens of the US and are registered to vote.

A technique that works to find out if your lawmakers are listening to you is to write them a letter (snail mail) or to e-mail them.

The US House of Representatives has a page where you can send your memeber an e-mail and even help you find out who your representative is. The URL is:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

For the Senate go to:
http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm

The Senate does not have as much information about writting your senator as the House pages do but at least it is a way to contact them.

To assist them in replying to you always include your e-mail address, home address, and if you feel like it a phone number. If you know what precinct, parish, or whatever the number of your voting district is in your state/county/parish or whatever include that as well. Be brief but thorough enough to get your thought across. No more than a page and shorter if possible.

They do like to hear from you and I have yet to have my representative or senators abuse me giving them my information. Using the system when possible at least gives it a chance to fail and who knows, it might actually help.