Call Hagan and Burr: Protect the internet

Be sure to contact your US Senators and tell them to oppose PIPA.

Update on Google's participation from FDL here.

Daily Kos has a very-easy-to-use form for reaching Hagan and Burr. Go ahead and click through. It's time to get in the "activated" mode for the slog ahead. Get used to seeing these requests ... and get in the habit of responding to them.

Click here to send a message to Hagan and Burr.

Via email

“I am opposed to the proposed SOPA bill. I believe that intellectual property must be protected, but not at the expense of the open internet.

“At its best government is an engaged and responsive instrument of our common purpose, so I have been greatly encouraged by the success advocates have had making their voices heard. Today’s ‘black-out’ campaigns by Google, Wikipedia and other major websites echo the voices of the many constituents I’ve heard from in phone calls, emails and on social media expressing their opposition to this proposal.”

Everything you need to know, with this killer paragraph:

The divide over SOPA/PIPA isn't political, it's between those who understand how the internet works and those who don't, those who see opportunities for growth and innovation and those who fear change and are holding on to old business models for dear life.

Takeaway? I'm guessing Senator Hagan would fall into the camp of those not understanding how the internet works. Lesson to be learned? Don't cosponsor laws when you don't understand what you're doing.

Ugh

Like a sinking ship.