Since our last Action Alert on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and its Senate cousin PIPA (PROTECT IP).there has been a lot that has happened and much more to be done to stop these bills.
On the same day that thousands of websites had gone dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act; Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced he was withdrawing his name and support for the House and Senate bills and it's been a domino affect every since.
Senators Jim Inhofe, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Boozman, David Vitter, Kelly Ayotte, and Roy Blunt have dropped their support and on the House side so did , former co-sponsors Representatives Ben Quayle, Lee Terry, Dennis Ross, Steve Scalise, Tim Griffin and Tim Holden.
SOPA is currently in the House Judiciary Committee, and just today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) said he will postpone consideration of his Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) until there is wider agreement on the controversial legislation.
On PIPA, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) calls to shelve the bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has rescheduled a procedural vote on the legislation that was set for Tuesday afternoon. Reid says he is confident some sort of compromise can be reached.
Trying to amend or fix SOPA & PIPA is like putting whip cream on crap - they might look more appealling, but underneath they are still crap and they must be flushed not fixed! SOPA & PIPA are not bills that can be amended into something acceptable, they must die completely.
What can you do?
Ohio has two Congressmen on the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), a co-sponsor of SOPA and Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Please contact Congressman Chabot and ask him to withdraw as a co-sponsor of SOPA and to drop his support.
Congressman Steve Chabot
Cincinnati Office
Phone: (513) 684-2723
Fax: (513) 421-8722
Fax: (513) 421-8722
Washington DC Office
Phone: (202) 225-2216
Fax: (202) 225-3012
Phone: (202) 225-2216
Fax: (202) 225-3012
Contact Congressman Jim Jordan and ask him to defeat SOPA by any means necessary.
Congressman Jim Jordan
Mansfield Office
Phone: (419) 522-5757
Fax: (419) 525-2805
Washington DC Office
DC PH#: 202-225-2676
DC Fax#: 202-226-0577
On PIPA contact Senate President Harry Reid and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ask them to once in their careers do the right thing and to STOP any and all discussions on PIPA.
Senate President Harry Reid
DC Phone: (202)224-3542
DC Fax: (202)224-7327
Email: http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Senator Patrick Leahy
DC Phone: (202)224-4242
Email: http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/
For a list of all the members on the Senate Judiciary Committee click here.
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