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October 7, 2005
Surprise: Your Reps Actually Listen When You Complain About the Broadcast Flag
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Reports Copyfight reader Terry Frazier:
Today I got a surprise telephone call - I mean a real surprise - from Heather Riley in Senator Saxby Chambliss' office. On Wednesday I sent an e-mail to my Congressman and both Senators regarding the Broadcast Flag issue I saw on Copy Fight...Heather called to tell me that Senator Chambliss received my e-mail, that they are aware of the Broadcast Flag amendment in a reconciliation bill coming up for consideration, and that the Senator will try to have the amendment removed when they take up the bill after recess. According to Heather the Senator agrees with consumers - this bill needs to be debated on its own merit, not slipped in under the radar attached to some unrelated matter.
Thank you Senator Chambliss. I routinely complain about my representatives voting for big business and against consumers. It's nice to be surprised.
Do you agree that the Broadcast Flag ought to be considered on its own merits, rather than
rammed through as part of another piece of legislation with no hearings or debate? Here are two spots where you can say so:
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1. Doug Lomas on October 10, 2005 3:09 PM writes...
Would willingly help if you could clarify your technically "burdened" subject matter
How can one write ones views to ones representative without understanding the subject
Many older readers are lost when wandering in your technological wilderness
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