Hi folks, Just wanted to let you know that I got word a few minutes ago that today's SOPA markup meeting will be using a new tool that allows for public input into the markup. Shortly before 8:30, you'll see the SOPA bill replace the OPEN bill at Keepthewebopen.com. If you'd like to have input during the markup process, this is a nice way to do it.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Head of Reader Relations Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 [email protected] On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Keegan Peterzell <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Kim Bruning <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 04:04:36AM +0000, Thomas Dalton wrote: > > > On Dec 15, 2011 3:20 AM, "Kim Bruning" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That, and remember that it is preferable to stage a protest BEFORE > > > passage of > > > > the bill. :-P > > > > > > I'm not sure about that. If we strike before they pass the bill then we > > are > > > assuming they will pass it. Shouldn't we give them a chance to do the > > right > > > thing? If we think striking is a good idea (and it certainly looks like > > we > > > do) then I would rather we threaten to strike and only actually do it > if > > > they do pass the bill. > > > > Same kind of thing as (external) people protesting us going to Israel I > > think. By the time they protested, > > we couldn't change our venue if we wanted to. > > > > "Didn't they know we can't change venue at the last minute? They should > > have voiced their > > objections EARLIER!" > > > > But I'll leave it up to the US politics experts to figure out the best > > timing. ;-) > > > > Maybe we can do something else earlier? (probably best to continue this > > onwiki :-) > > > > sincerely, > > Kim Bruning > > > > > ...but this begs to be answered here :) > > I'm not a U.S. political "expert", but I am informed enough to comment on > American process, so my answer is the best protest is before the law is > passed. Legislation is intentionally slow to be processed and slow to be > overturned. Once you have a bill passed and signed into law, it takes an > injunction and then years of litigation to over turn it. It's expensive to > the tune of millions upon millions of legal fees for each passing year, and > it takes many years. Best to nip it in the bud. > > -- > ~Keegan > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
