tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 23 09:29:11 1995
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ACT NOW
- From: Captain Krankor <krankor>
- Subject: ACT NOW
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 12:29:11 -0500
I'm making an exception today and sending an English post. I apologize in
advance because this is off-topic, and particularly irrelevant to those who
are not in the U.S.A. You can flame me by email but let's not clutter the
list with it. I just thought this timely and important and am trying to
get word out to the widest possible range of the net community. Here is
a forwarded message:
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Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 21:54:38 -0500
>From: "L. Daniel York" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: URGENT - Action Alert: Stop S. 314
NH Sierrans,
I realize we're all being bombarded with problems with *environmental*
legislation... but here's a really BAD bill that could drastically affect
the e-mail communication medium we're currently using. If any of you can
spare a moment to just send in a fax... it would be a great help! This
bill (S.314) could severely alter the Internet as we know it.
Thanks,
Dan
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> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 20:30:03 -0500
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected] (Gary McGath)
> Subject: URGENT - Action Alert: Stop S. 314
Distributed by Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire (EFNH)
<< Distribute widely >>
Do not distribute after March 23, 1995
The "Communications Decency Act," S. 314, has come to a crucial point. This
week the Senate Commerce Committee is marking up its telecommunications
reform bill, and may be incorporating S. 314 into the larger bill. If this
happens, it will be extremely difficult to stop. If the provisions of S.
314 become law, every carrier of information on the Net will become
criminally liable for any "obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent"
information which passes through its machines. This will cripple Internet
traffic and destroy privacy.
It is vital to act TODAY. The committee vote on the bill is expected to
take place today (Thursday, March 23). Take a couple of minutes to express
your opposition to the bill.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STOP S. 314?
1. Send a fax to Sen. Larry Pressler, Chairman of the Commerce Committee,
and to Sen. Bob Packwood, Chairman of the Communications Subcommittee of
the Commerce Committee, urging them to oppose incorporation of S. 314 into
the telecommunications reform bill. Writing in your own words is best, but
if you don't have time to compose an original message, use the following:
I am very concerned about the damage to America's electronic communications
infrastructure which could be done by S. 314. Please keep S. 314 from
being included in the telecommunications reform bill. Thank you.
Please also send a copy of your fax to Senators Gregg and Smith.
2. Call the Washington offices of Sens. Pressler and Packwood expressing
your opposition to the bill. You don't have to talk a lot; simply explain
that you believe that S. 314 would be detrimental to freedom of speech,
that it would severely hurt an important and growing segment of America's
economy, and that it should not be incorporated into the telecommunications
reform bill.
3. Distribute this message on bulletin board systems and in-house
electronic mail. For your own protection, be sure you know and follow your
employer's guidelines when sending E-mail to large numbers of people.
Again, it is crucial to act TODAY, before the bill is reported out of committee.
Telephone/fax information:
Voice Fax
Sen. Larry Pressler 202-224-5842 202-224-1259*
Sen. Bob Packwood 202-224-5244 202-228-3576
Sen. Robert Smith 202-224-2841 202-224-1353
Sen. Judd Gregg 202-224-3324 202-224-4922
* Commerce Committee's fax number
4. Close the loop... if you can just zip a quick note back to "[email protected]",
telling us what you did, it will help us know how effective we've been. Just
a sentence ("I faxed...") would be fine. Thanks!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT S.314, SEND AN E-MAIL MESSAGE TO:
[email protected]
An automatic reply will include more details about the legislation
and pointers to additional resources.
For more information on EFNH, send e-mail to "[email protected]",
visit our WWW page at: http://www.efnh.org/
or write: Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire,
P.O. Box 931, Manchester, NH 03105-0931.
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