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Hardball Tactics For The Geek Lobby

Posted by timothy on from the freeze-your-snowballs-of-love dept.

sfjoe writes: "The San Francisco Chronicle has this story on how to effectively make the point about online freedom of speech. In a nutshell, until a legislator gets slapped around (electorally-speaking) for kowtowing to the narrow corporate interests, nobody in Congress will take online civil liberties seriously. On the other hand if, for example, Senator Disney gets his balls whacked (electorally-speaking), monstrosities like the DMCA will start getting bottled up in congressional committees. The NRA has been doing this for years and it works."

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  1. 2002 targets by Rev+Snow · · Score: 5, Informative
    Representative Adam Schiff of California.

    Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.

    They are the highest profile supporters of SSSCA who are facing election in 2002.

  2. Re:Voting records by mcwop · · Score: 5, Informative
    Try here. It has roll call votes for congress, and lists specifc names under the yeas and naaas.

    Congress - Office of Clerk Roll Call Votes

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    "I don't think it's selfish, to eat defenseless shellfish." -NOFX

  3. Re:Voting records by Dr.Hair · · Score: 5, Informative

    The best site on the web for looking at voting records and how various special interest groups rate politicians is Project Vote Smart.
    They also send out a questionnaire to all candidates which includes questions on tech policy. In fact the policy questions are pointed enough that the political parties were telling their candidates to not cooperate last election with Project Vote Smart. It's easier to waffle on issues when you are as amorphous as pankcake batter.