Cybersecurity Vote Friday‏ – Please “Withdraw Your Consent!

Quote of the Day: "If you believe in privacy and free markets, you
should be deeply concerned about the proposed marriage of government
intelligence gathering with private, profit-seeking companies. CISPA
is Big Brother writ large, putting the resources of private industry
to work for the nefarious purpose of spying on the American people." -
Rep. Ron Paul
<http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/223067-cispa-is-the-new-sopa>
 
Thanks to you . . .
 
Rep. Mike Rogers has embraced "good changes" to his cybersecurity bill
(CISPA). You can see the changes here.
<https://www.cdt.org/blogs/leslie-harris/2404cispa-progress-flaws-remain>
 
You caused this. DC Downsizers were part of an army that "withdrew
consent" from CISPA. And Rogers addressed some of your concerns.
 
Congratulations! 
 
But . . .
 
* There are STILL fundamental flaws to the bill.
 
* And the House Rules Committee has refused to allow amendments to
address these flaws.
<https://www.cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-opposes-cispa-going-forward>
 
This means CISPA must be defeated... and the House vote is scheduled
for Friday. <http://majorityleader.gov/floor/weekly.html>
 
Please call your Rep. You'll see the number when you log in at our
"Hands Off the Internet" campaign.
<https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/hands-off-the-internet/>
 
You can say this . . .
 
I'm calling to oppose the CISPA cybersecurity bill. I don't want
companies spying on me, and then sharing my private info with the
government. I don't see how this protects me from cyber attacks.
 
It's that simple. And while you're on the page of our "Hands Off the
Internet" campaign, please send a letter too.
<https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/hands-off-the-internet/>
 
You can copy or edit this one . . .
 
Oppose CISPA (HR 3523). I don't want companies spying on me and giving
my private info to the Feds. I'm shocked that this bill would allow my
Internet activities to flow directly to the NSA. If I want to talk to
the NSA I'll call them. Otherwise the Constitution and common sense
says they need a warrant to spy on me.
 
I don't even trust the motives behind this bill. As TechDirt asks
(http://bit.ly/J9piUB
): Why should I be afraid of cyber-attacks if Congressmen don't even
secure their own websites? You're a more likely target than I am. I
think this bill is a fraud. 
 
I withdraw my consent to be governed in this way. Oppose CISPA!
 
END LETTER
 
You can send your letter using DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful
System. <https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/hands-off-the-internet/>
 
We thank you for taking action, and for sharing this with your social
networks and friends.
<http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/cybersecurity-vote-friday>
 
James Wilson
 
Policy Research Director
 
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.