Another follow-up: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/24/1739254.shtml?tid=19 "Congressman Adam Smith's staff contacted Open Source Public Policy advocates around 6:00pm EDT to say they were flooded by calls from reporters about the letter that sparked this thread. Many staffers of the 67 Congressman who signed are now claiming they didn't know what they were signing and the letter is being withdrawn.
"Chalk one up for our side!" (continued in article)
