ex cathedra: In support of Google and Wikipedia

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

In support of Google and Wikipedia

who are protesting the SOPA bill, and inspired by urgings from Trevor the OVO and Phil the OP (unlikely cyberfellows) I did something astonishing. I contacted Nancy Pelosi --who is, lamentably, my House of Reps rep-- by email to say NO to SOPA. Now I have to go wash out my software.

As Phil wrote, and I think Trevor would agree:

The basic question for me is: when has giving gov't bureaucrats more power to define and regulate our lives been a good thing? The internet is one of the last arenas of truly free discourse in the U.S.

Let's keep it that way!

1 comment:

Nancy P. said...: Dear Mr. exCathedra:
It is little people like you who make this a great country. I am proud to represent you in Washington.

By working together, we can guarantee another term for President Obama.

Keep up the good work!; 7:45 PM, January 18, 2012

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