SOPA and my Congressman Todd Rokita

Dec 26, 2011 by     2 Comments    Posted under: Politics
Update: Todd Rokita updates his stance on SOPA. http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rokita-opposes-sopa
(He opposes it)
After reading all of the Rage on SOPA, I decided to do some investigating on what exactly it meant. There are people who put it much more eloquently but it is a horrible piece of legislation.
About a week ago I decided to send a message to my Congressman regarding SOPA and his stance. (Todd Rokita)
I did some research to see if there was any information on if he did or did not support SOPA or ProtectIP. Since I was unable to find out, I figured I would reach out to him.
Here is the response I received back. (I REDACTED my name)
December 20, 2011 

 

Dear (REDACTED),

 

Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act.  It is good to hear from you.

 

As you may know, H.R. 3261 was introduced by Representative Lamar Smith of Texas on October 26, 2011.  It was referred to the Judiciary Committee.  I take very serious any unnecessary, overbearing intrusion by government into people’s lives.  I believe we must remain vigilant to ensure that government does not get into the business of censoring people.  I have a strong record fighting for our rights and privacy interests.  However, I also understand that our laws must adequately reflect the advancements in technology.  Please be assured I will keep your views in mind should this legislation come before me.

 

Again, thank you for contacting me, please stay in touch.

 


Sincerely,

Todd Rokita
Member of Congress

 

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I am not sure if he is for or against it?!!?
It is promising though.
Since you can not email a Congressman directly, I do not have the outgoing email handy.

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2 Comments + Add Comment

  • Tyler Gehring January 18, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Hi, my name is Tyler Gehring, and I am a student at Purdue University. I wanted to send you this message saying thank you for your stance on SOPA. Don’t get me wrong, I think internet piracy needs to stop, but the current form of SOPA goes way too broad in scope and it will do a lot more harm than good. Thank you for your time.

    Reply
    • admin January 19, 2012 at 12:41 am

      Thanks for the comment.

      There are enough laws on the books to combat piracy. I am a 30 year old guy with 3 kids and I believe the last bastion of true democracy is the internet. We need to fight any attempts to limit that however we can.

      Thanks,
      Josh

      Reply

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