Broadcast Flag - sneakin' thru the senate

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: "ALABAMA Senator Richard Shelby (202) 224-5744
ALASKA Senator Ted Stevens (202) 224-3004
HAWAII Senator Daniel Inouye (202) 224-3934
IOWA Senator Tom Harkin (202) 224-3254
KANSAS Senator Sam Brownback (202) 224-6521
KENTUCKY Senator Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541
MARYLAND Senator Barbara Mikulski (202) 224-4654
MISSOURI Senator Christopher Bond (202) 224-5721
NEW HAMPSHIRE Senator Judd Gregg (202) 224-3324
NEW MEXICO Senator Pete Domenici (202) 224-6621
NORTH DAKOTA Senator Byron Dorgan (202) 224-2551
TEXAS Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (202) 224-5922
VERMONT Senator Patrick Leahy (202) 224-4242
WASHINGTON Senator Patty Murray (202) 224-2621
WISCONSIN Senator Herb Kohl (202) 224-5653

'Hello, Senator _________'s office'

'Hi, I'm a constituent. I'm registering my opposition to the broadcast flag amendment being introduced in the Senate Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations subcommittee mark-up on Tuesday, and in full committee on Thursday.'

(*** You can give your own reasons for opposing the flag here. Here's a sample: ***)

'The Broadcast Flag cripples any device capable of receiving over-the-air digital broadcasts.'

'It give Hollywood movie studios a permanent veto over how members of the American public use our televisions.'

'It forces American innovators to beg the FCC for permission before adding new features to TV.'

'It will prevent fair use of copyrighted works: critical review, and use of material in distance learning'

'This is an important issue which will affect all Americans, and should not be inserted in a large bill, at the last moment, with no debate.'

'Please oppose the broadcast flag amendment. My name and address are ___________________.'

'Thank you for your time.'

Good luck!"