So Operation Blackout and the very high-profile moves taken by giants such as Wikipedia & Reddit in protesting the shameful, anti-Internet & anti-human rights Stop Online Piracy Act introduced by the U.S. Congress, ironically the one thing most of them agreed on for once, worked. But of course, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523) or “CISPA”, which, you guessed it, is as bad as SOPA.
It’s been introduced as a “protector” of one’s rights on the Internet and elsewhere. Something about Osama bin Laden switching from Windows Vista to Linux.
Of course, cyber security is a big issue and cyber threats are very real, but legislators should at least TRY to read every damn bill, because they tend to sneak some stuff in there like very vague terms (“belligerent acts”, really?) that can screw over millions of average people.
So whose fault is it that, yet again, the rights of honest organizations and people are threatened? Well you could blame yourselves for electing these fools into office or you could blame the entire system that happens to not give a shit about you or your “rights”.
Well, let’s start somewhere shall we? How about we start with Representative Michael Rogers for introducing CISPA?
D0X:
Rep. Michael Rogers
(517) 518-8325
802 Meadowlark Ln
Howell, MI 48843-2360
Wife: Kristi M Rogers
Children: Kayla Rogers, Erin Rogers
Born June 2, 1963 (age 48)
Livingston County, Michigan
Experience:
Prev. Occupation: Business Owner, FBI Agent
Prev. Political Exp.: MI Senate, 1995-2000
Military: USA, 1985-88
Education: BA Adrian College, 1985
Sites:
http://mikerogers.house.gov/
www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J-Rogers/168209963203416
twitter.com/#!/RepMikeRogers
Contact:
Washington, D.C. Office:
133 Cannon House Office Building,
District of Columbia 20515-2208
Phone: (202) 225-4872
Fax: (202) 225-5820
Lansing Office: (more district offices)
1000 West St. Joseph Street, Suite 300
Lansing, Michigan 48915
Phone: (517) 702-8000
Fax: (517) 702-8642
Petition to have him removed:
Immediate Resignation of Rep. Michael “Mike” Rogers MI-8
We kept SOPA and a few others at bay, we can do it again! However many times necessary.
We thank the United States government for giving us the ammunition, the fire & the cause for the We the People to unite and force us to learn and pay more attention to its doings.
