Do you have a Senator on this list?

[Eric J in MN]

These are the people who will decide if the full Senate votes on NET NEUTRALITY.

"Net Neutrality" means maintaning freedom by stopping companies such as AT&T from discriminating between websites and making some websites run more slowly.

Christy Hardin Smith writes:

It’s time to hit the phones, everyone. I am told that the Senate Commerce Committee will be doing bill mark-up today, and that the net neutrality vote will be pushed off until probably Tuesday.

And that we are one vote short at the moment for killing the Stevens bill in the Committee. Yep, that’s right: one vote. So here are the Senators on the bubble:

John McCain (AZ): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Trent Lott (MS): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX): 202-224-5922; 202-224-0776 (FAX)

Olympia J. Snowe (ME): [phone]; FAX [phone]

Gordon H. Smith (OR): 202.224.3753; Fax: [phone]

George Allen (VA): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Bill Nelson (FL): 202-224-5274; Fax: [phone]

Maria Cantwell (WA): 202-224-3441; 202-228-0514 - FAX

Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E. Benjamin Nelson (NE): Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mark Pryor (AR): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Please contact all of them and let them know how you feel about net neutrality. Please, if you are a resident of their state, make it a point to call or fax today, and every day, until the vote.

We want the Senate to pass S. 2917, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."

[PassingFair]

1. We are f*cked with THAT committee.

:scared:

[Eric J in MN]

2. Olympia Snowe is a sponsor of

the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act" S 2917.

I'm glad she's on the committee.

The other committee members don't necessarily fill me with optimism.

[SharonRB]

27. She's one of the few Republicans I have any respect for

[NJ Democrats]

3. Great Committee for the bill!

I'm loving that committee! :sarcasm:
What are we going to get two votes for it?

[Eric J in MN]

4. Christy Hardin Smith, whom I quote above,

says we're only one vote away.

I'm not sure how she determined that, but people should call Senators tomorrow and Monday and fax etc., because we're running out of time. At least know you tried.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

5. I actually trust Frank R. Lautenberg to make the correct choice!

He has taken this admin. on harshly, but I will call!

[NJ Democrats]

6. He was one of the two, actually.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

12. Thanks for the information!

[Eric J in MN]

9. Thank you. Once again, the bill we want the Senate to pass is

S. 2917, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."

It bans ISPs (companies like AT&T) from deciding for us which websites we visit will run quickly and which will run slowly.

[originalpckelly]

7. Like I said last week...

if they start messing around with the current internet we will create Indienet as a free speech alternative. We went into this whole discussion, and it is actually quite practical. Just string together a bunch of WiFi nodes and you have another internet. We'd have to figure out a way to go global, but I think that could be worked out somehow.

[Emit]

8. Egads! n/t

[Eric J in MN]

10. It's not a list of consumer advocates, but

it's better to at least try by phoning and faxing then to give up without trying.

[Emit]

14. Yes, I will do that. Sorry -- Just shocked me there for a moment.

I'll take a deep breath first, and then get to work on it. :-)

(Thanks for your activism)

[Eric J in MN]

16. You're welcome.

Thanks in advance for phoning or faxing tomorrow.

[kaygore]

11. I've contacted Allen. He's running in '06 against a strong Democratic

challenger. If he votes against Net Neutrality, he is screwed. Thelma Drake voted against it in the House and it will come back to haunt her. Her letter to me explaining why was a bunch of lies as if I were dumb head that was writing her at the behest of some group and I didn't know of what I was talking. Such a dumb ass!

[Eric J in MN]

13. Thank you. NT

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[checkmate1947]

15. Pryor is a disappointment

I am going to write him, but he sure isn't his DaD and you
can't trust what he will do.

[Eric J in MN]

17. OK. All we can do is try. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

18. If you have a Senator on that list, please phone his or her office

Friday during business hours (or Monday during business hours.)

Leave a message that the Seantor should support S. 2917, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."

Stop website discrimination by ISPs like AT&T. (They've announced plans to discriminate, let's stop that from happening.)

[snot]

19. Hutchison is mine; I will call, but she is bad news. nt

[Eric J in MN]

20. Thanks in advance. NT

NT

[Eric J in MN]

21. Please phone their offices today,

and tell a staffer that you'd like to talk to someone about a communications bill.

Then leave a message that the Senator should vote for S. 2917, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."

ISPs shouldn't be allowed to discriminate against websites and choose which load quickly and which load slowly.

[Eric J in MN]

22. Please phone or fax them now. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

23. Please keep this kicked today. NT

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[AbbyR]

24. I'll call Pryor

But I doubt seriously if it will do any good. He rarely votes the way I would like him to vote.

[Eric J in MN]

31. Thank you. NT

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[blogslut]

25. I called Hutchison's office

I told the woman on the phone that I was a Texan and I support net neutrality. She said she would relay my sentiment to the Senator. I went on to explain that the Internet belongs to the people and that private enterprise could not be trusted with our Internet. Again, she said she would relay my sentiments to the Senator. I get the feeling it was a case of inoneearandouttheother but, what the hell. I gave it a shot.

[Eric J in MN]

28. Oh well, at least you know you tried. NT

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[w8liftinglady]

33. I did too-and in about 4 weeks,you'll get a nice form letter from Kay

she always writes back(or her flackie does),and will spew Bush talking points in an oh-so-nice way.I hope radnovsky smears her across the pavement.

[Eric J in MN]

37. Can you tell us more about the race? NT

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[satya]

26. Thanks for keeping this very important issue front & center. nt

[Eric J in MN]

29. You're welcome. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

30. Please phone again on Monday morning. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

43. kick

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[Eric J in MN]

44. kick

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[Eric J in MN]

32. kick

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[Eric J in MN]

34. Phone today (Monday). NT

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[Eric J in MN]

35. If you don't have a Senator on this list, then please still

ask your Senators to support Net Neutrality by supporting S. 2917, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."

[Eric J in MN]

36. Update from mcjoan of "The Daily Kos"

mcjoan writes:

Net Neutrality Update Hotlist
by mcjoan
Mon Jun 26, 2006 at 02:16:21 PM PDT

Just a quick reminder that mark-up of the telecommunications legislation continues tomorrow in the Senate Commerce Committee.

The Snowe/Dorgan amendment (S. 2917) will probably be taken up either tomorrow afternoon or early Wednesday. This amendment would preserve net neutrality by ensuring that

all content, applications and services are treated equally and fairly on the Internet by prohibiting broadband network operators from blocking, degrading, or prioritizing service on their networks.

The Senators who have committed to supporting S. 2917 are Snowe, Dorgan, Kerry, Boxer, Inouye, and Cantwell. The remainder of Democratic Senators on the Committee are likely votes, and the GOP Senators unknown. The most likely GOP supporters are McCain, Allen, Smith, and Hutchison.

Please call or fax these Senators (those supporting us to say "thanks") and ask them to support the Snowe/Dorgan amendment to preserve net neutrality. Contact information for the entire Commerce Committee below the fold.

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You can contact the members of the Senate Commerce Committee via the main switchboard toll free at 1-888-355-3588. Or you can contact them individually at the following phone and fax numbers:

GOP Members


* Chairman Ted Stevens (AK): [phone]; [phone] FAX

* John McCain (AZ): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* Conrad Burns (MT): 202-224-2644; Fax: [phone]

* Trent Lott (MS): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX): 202-224-5922; 202-224-0776 (FAX)

* Olympia J. Snowe (ME): [phone]; FAX [phone]

* Gordon H. Smith (OR): 202.224.3753; Fax: [phone]

* John Ensign (NV): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* George Allen (VA): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* John E. Sununu (NH): [phone]; FAX [phone]

* Jim DeMint (SC): 202-224-6121; Fax: [phone]

* David Vitter (LA): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Dem Members

* Co-Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (HI): 202-224-3934; Fax: [phone]

* John D. Rockefeller (WV): [phone]; [phone] Fax

* John F. Kerry (MA): [phone] - Phone; [phone] - Fax

* Byron L. Dorgan (ND): 202-224-2551; Fax: [phone]

* Barbara Boxer (CA): 202-224-3553

* Bill Nelson (FL): 202-224-5274; Fax: [phone]

* Maria Cantwell (WA): 202-224-3441; 202-228-0514 - FAX

* Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* E. Benjamin Nelson (NE): Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

* Mark Pryor (AR): [phone]; Fax: [phone]

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[ThomWV]

38. Please Explain What Passage Of This Bill Does and Why We Want It

[Eric J in MN]

39. It bans discrimination against websites.

AT&T would like to tell Google: pay us, and your website will run faster, or refuse to pay us and your website will run slower.

AT&T wants to make money by giving priority to certain websites for people who connect to surf the internet through AT&T.

The problem is that putting some websites on the front of the line means putting other websites on the end of the line.

This will effect "Democractic Underground."

If Skinner refuses to pay AT&T, then DU will run more slowly than it would otherwise for AT&T customers, because AT&T will treat our visits to DU as low-priority traffic.

If Skinner agrees to pay AT&T, DU will cotinue to run quickly, but it will get expensive as other ISPs also expect to get paid.

If this bill passes, then AT&T won't ask DU or Google for money in this regard.

[Eric J in MN]

40. The committee may vote Tuesday, and so

the sooner you can let their offices know we want Net Neutrality, the better.

[Eric J in MN]

41. Phone now. NT

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[Eric J in MN]

42. Now they're saying Wednesday. Please phone your Senators. NT

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