Hijexx wrote:
If you're cool with it would you mind sharing the verbiage you used? I've been making my way through SOPA with a highlighter when I have time, making notes, trying to form my thoughts before I write. I don't know what standard protocol is in these types of letters though. 5 paragraphs or less?

I didn't save it - I was extremely brief. These guys get tons of email, much of it from wackos. You've got to establish that they represent you, that you are credible, and get your point across briefly.

I explained that I was a computer security professional and that I live in their district/state. I explained that I thought that SOPA/PIPA was the wrong way to approach protecting IP rights. I explained that these laws call for the creation of a central censorship mechanism in the Internet similar to the one that China uses, and that the passage of these laws would funnel millions of dollars into the development of censorship technologies that would find application all over the world in repressive regimes. I told them that this undermined our nation's stance on freedom of expression and presented a moral problem for many people who've worked to build the Internet and want it to be a platform for free expression.

I wanted to make it clear why the opposition to this is so loud. Its not about a technical argument. This law is a moral issue - They represent me and I don't want this law to pass because it conflicts with some pretty important values that Americans share.

But thats my POV - you've got to express yours. Anything that looks like a form letter is going straight in the trash bin.

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