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Write Your Congressman -- If You Use IE

Posted by timothy on from the beholden-beholden dept.

inonit writes "Well, geez -- after all this US election talk, I got inspired to write my congresswoman. But as a good Slashdotter, imagine my irritation when I found the following note in the "Contact" section: 'In order to send an e-mail to Congresswoman Tubbs-Jones, please complete this form using the Internet Explorer browser. If the Internet Explorer browser is not available, please mail your correspondence to the listed postal mailing address above.' I don't really have the time to check all 435 Congressional sites to see if this is widespread, but it gives me some insight into why all those <sarcasm>foreigners</sarcasm> are complaining about having their governments be beholden to U.S. technology companies. Can someone running IE write my congressperson and ask her to let me write her? Does she only accept phone calls from AT&T customers?" I just tried filling out the form with Mozilla, and ended up at a page notifying me of a search error. (Huh?)

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  1. Informal survey results... by Samrobb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmm. Informal survey:

    Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones - OH - Democrat
    Requires constituents to use evil, proprietary software from a criminal monopoly in order to communicate with her. Has never been caught kicking puppies and kittens. Lives in Ohio.

    Congresswoman Melissa Hart - PA - Republican
    Supports open standards, including those used by Open Source software. As American as apple pie. Probably scowls when she hears the word "Microsoft". Most sincere desire is to retire from politics and spend her time promoting Linux.

    Final Score:

    By Party:

    Republicans 1
    Democrats 0

    By State:

    Pennsylvania 1
    Ohio 0
    --
    "Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgement." Job 32:9
    1. Re:Informal survey results... by jx100 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Melissa Hart's a geek too? I'm in love!

  2. Re:Well, I wrote her with IE... by Mr_Cheeky · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes Sir, Yes Sir, three bags full.

  3. Prefrences Toolbar. by ExEleven · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Mozilla Prefrences toolbar (which you can set your user agent in and stuff) is availible at www.xulplantet.org its cool!