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More Details on the CBDTPA

Posted by michael on from the only-the-beginning dept.

Gemini and many others wrote in with still more info regarding CBDTPA, formerly the SSSCA. Wired has a story. Cryptome has transcribed the text. The Senate Judiciary Committee has a web-form where you can submit comments (although directly contacting your representatives may be better). IMHO, the best thing people can do is explain to less-knowledgeable folks exactly what is at stake. When ABC News (Disney) and Fox News (News Corporation) discuss this, they're not going to be spending much time talking about the downside. Update: 03/23 00:55 GMT by M : EFF has an alert with a sample letter to Congress and background on the issue.

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  1. Advantages by zapfie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably the largest advantage the CBDTPA gives corporations over the SSSCA is that it is extremely hard to pronounce or remember, and is sufficiently long enough to keep it from coming up in day-to-day conversation.

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    1. Re:Advantages by trudyscousin · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's easy to remember. Just think of Porky Pig saying it:

      "see bee-dee tee pee-...uh, A."

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    2. Re:Advantages by PurpleFloyd · · Score: 4, Funny
      Agreed. It should be renamed to
      System
      Helping
      Innovative
      Technologies

      Lead
      America
      Worldwide

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  2. Re:Best time to make a statement? by Irvu · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not sure if there is a "best time." If you submit the first letter on a particular toipic then they may read it, if ony to find out what the hell you are talking about. This might be a powerful point to shape their views. On the other hand a massive onslaught of letters at one time all in favor of/opposed to an issue might make more of an impact from a "will this get me re-elected" standpoint. I think it probably depends upon how they do things there.

    This isn't on everyone's radar yet.

    That may not be the case. I called one of my senators a few months ago to discuss a bill on the day of the vote and the people in his office had no idea what I was talking about. I beleive the exact comment was "He usually tells us his position at some point, I think." I'm hoping that i just got the new person and this won't happen again.

    Just to make sure though I've decided on a plan. I plan to begin with e-mail, and then a letter, and then a phone call, and then flowers (nobody really sends flowers any more). Then I'm going to move in next-door to him and play the text of the bill on my stereo really loudly all night long. Then I plan to move into his house and talk nonstop about the bill all the time. Then, finally, just when his daughter is set to marry me, I'll tell him that all he has to do to get me to go away is to vote against it. I'm hoping he'll accept.

    Then I'll probably marry his daughter anyway...