Formerly known as the SSSCA

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This is probably in the Underground already but as I don't really browse there....

1) (old news) The SSSCA has been renamed to the CBDTPA "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act." To quote Infoanarchy, "this will help other Senators "forget" all those emails they have received about the SSSCA, I'm sure."

2) You can speak your mind about it to the evil gov people themselves at http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/input_form.cfm - at the time I'm posting this I think they will be quite swamped with comments by tomorrow as I notice no new ones get posted (methinks they are screened first).

I'm a bit worried this one might pass Congress. Worse, Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is one of the sponsors of this one. I hope you Cali folks remember this next time she runs.

Here's how to contact these people who are sponsoring the bill with your displeasure if you live in the following areas; they will only really care about your opinion if you live in the state though; and a letter or phone call will go way further then an email:

CALIFORNIA
Dianne Feinstein - http://feinstein.senate.gov/contact.html

SOUTH CAROLINA
Fritzz Hollings - http://www.senate.gov/~hollings/webform.html

ALASKA
Ted Stevens - http://www.senate.gov/~stevens/

HAWAII
Daniel Inouye - http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/abtform.html

LOUISIANA
http://www.senate.gov/~breaux/contact.html

I've contacted both my Senators to note my extreme displeasure with this bill. Whatever; I figured I at least had to try.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51245,00.html

That's the Wired article on this Bill in case you don't know what's at risk.