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Senate.gov Contact Info, Including Phone List - Be Active
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:43pm
Links for US Senator contact information, below in an example of how I posted on Facebook to encourage people to be 'active' related to the SOPA/PIPA bills related to intellectual properties protection for United States businesses.
I found that Khan Academy had an outstanding 10 minute video as one of their thousands, related to SOPA/PIPA and the link, so you can learn WHY so many people protested it in the US is: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/american-civics/v/sopa-and-pipa
January 17th had been a day of online protest, with over 7,000 websites 'going dark'; I opted to have Lumigrate stay 'live' but to not encourage any views via Facebook and Twitter as I normally do (most days). I chose to handle things that way since Lumigrate is being used as a resource for patients to tell their providers about, and I wouldn't want anyone to have a medical appointment with a provider and start off with a first impression that we're not here for our guests/customers/patients/medical consumers.
Here's what I posted on Facebook, so in the future if someone wanted to copy and past and Share online, this might streamline YOU to become an "active" participant. (Naturally, the real deal is to contact the politicians -- this is just about senate, there's also the house, naturally).
www.senate.gov
contact_list
My personal experience with calling my two Senators is they were thrilled to get a call, they had 10x the usual # of calls, and the one I got feedback from was going to be 'reviewing' his stance on the bill as it was.
I have the overall sense that the people of the United States, through using the Internet, rallied well and change has come from it -- so far. Keep your head in the game, keep your emails and calls going on this and any other topics YOU find important to tell YOUR elected officials about. Naturally, the same holds true for local and state! ~~ Mardy
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Yesterday I contacted my Congressman, The Honorable Jo Bonner of Alabama about the upcoming legislation that would in effect censor the internet, our one last free entitly. The bill is purportedly to protect private property, but it would give the government more control of our lives. We don't need it. There are existing laws on the books to protect private property that could be used just as they were used to shut down Napster.
My Congressman is always quick to respond. I have copied his response below:
January 19, 2012
(I have omitted my name and address here.)
Dear Mrs. (omitted):
Thank you for contacting me with regard to H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith, R-TX.
This legislation would authorize the U.S. Attorney General to seek a court order against a U.S. directed foreign internet site committing or facilitating on-line piracy. H.R. 3261 has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, which held hearings on the legislation in November and December.
To safeguard our economy and jobs, I strongly believe intellectual property rights should be protected. The growing problem of on-line piracy represents a serious threat to American entrepreneurs and businesses whose movies, music, video games and other services are in demand world-wide and, accordingly, are the target of criminals often beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement. Unfortunately, current measures to prevent on-line theft of American intellectual property are proving outdated and ineffective.
After legislation was introduced in the House last October with the aim of combating on-line piracy, objections were quickly raised about its potential overreach, including internet censorship.
Understanding the considerable opposition to the Stopping Online Piracy Act (SOPA) as currently written, I believe significant changes will be required before it can be considered by the full House. The legislation remains in mark-up before the House Judiciary Committee.
Congress should pursue ways to protect American intellectual property without infringing on the free speech rights of citizens or open access to the internet. The authors should therefore go back to the drawing board to improve their legislation so that free speech rights are not sacrificed in the important effort to protect intellectual property.
Please be assured I will keep your thoughts in mind as this legislation is further considered in the 112 th Congress. Again, thank you for contacting me on this important matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me with comments or concerns you may have regarding this or any other issue. With kind regards, I am
Sincerely,Jo Bonner
Member of Congress
Alice Franklin was raised on a sandy beach in Point Clear, AL and lived along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Alabama in her youth, graduating from Fairhope High School on Mobile Bay. Prior to becoming disabled due to severe spine problems, she worked her way into management and purchasing positions in industrial manufacturing and art industries. She worked her way into Lumigrate unknowingly by impressively writing at Lent 2010 about utilizing her religious and spiritual beliefs with chronic pain/disease management (she has had fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain for decades); it turns out she holds the priesthood office of elder in her church and became active again in this office in May 2010 and has been pastor or copastor in previous churches. We are so very proud to have her words and thoughts gracing our 'pages' of this website and look forward to what the future holds for her.
Thank you for your message to my U.S. Senate office. Each week, I receive over 10,000 letters from Coloradans with their thoughts and suggestions. Your views are invaluable and keep me consistently updated on Coloradans’ concerns. Please know that we read each letter and e-mail and will do our utmost to get you a timely response addressing your thoughts and concerns.
I am honored to serve as your U.S. Senator. My top priority in the Senate is to provide efficient and effective representation of people across our state. Please know that my Colorado staff is available to handle specific services relating to the federal government (such as help with a passport, claim for veterans’ benefits or a citizenship matter) and my Denver office can be reached at 303-650-7820. If you would like to check on a request for services from my Washington, D.C. office, please call 202-224-5941 or toll-free at 877-7-MUDALL (877-768-3255). Otherwise, be assured that we are reading your comments.
Warm regards,
Mark Udall
U.S. Senator, Colorado
Mardy Ross, OTR Founder, Lumigrate "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate facebook: My personal page: Mardy Ross Fan Pages: Lumigrate, Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia, Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia Health Education and Counseling (Lumigrate Webucation is a 'personal page' replaced by fan pages but used for 'fun' still).
Dear Friend:
Thank you for your e-mail message. Keeping in touch with Coloradans is important to me. Due to the high volume of messages my office receives on a daily basis, I ask for your patience as I work with my staff to respond to your concerns.
I want to hear your thoughts on the issues that are important to you. The best ideas come from people in Colorado, not from politicians in Washington. That’s why it’s so important for me to hear your thoughts on how we can build a better future for Colorado and our country, together.
While we work to respond to your request, I invite you to read blog updates http://bennet.senate.gov/about/updates/, check out the latest news from your region of Coloradohttp://bennet.senate.gov/, and subscribe to an e-mail newsletter that will provide you with regular updates on my work on behalf of Colorado http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/. If you want to know more about issues and specific bills before the Senate, please visit our issue pages. If you’re having trouble with a federal agency, visit the constituent services section http://bennet.senate.gov/services/. Scheduling requests may be e-mailed to scheduler@bennet.senate.gov or sent by fax to 202-228-4083.
Thank you for contacting me.
Mardy Ross, OTR Founder, Lumigrate "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate facebook: My personal page: Mardy Ross Fan Pages: Lumigrate, Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia, Lumigrate: Fibromyalgia Health Education and Counseling (Lumigrate Webucation is a 'personal page' replaced by fan pages but used for 'fun' still).