Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread James S. Tyre
: Monday, November 12, 2012 9:56 PM To: liberationtech Subject: Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State Howard Berman has had a long tenure in Congress that is worth a deeper evaluation than solely SOPA/ACTA, spanning legislation such as the Anti-Boycott Act, the infamous

Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread Brian Conley
Nadim, internet freedom isn't the only issue we should act on, is it? On Nov 12, 2012 11:03 PM, "Nadim Kobeissi" wrote: > Promoting the business interests of his district at the expense of > Internet freedom...? > > > NK > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Collin Anderson < > col...@averysmal

Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread Collin Anderson
I've been to his district, lot of overpriced, upper class mortgages; less disturbed by the actions of a Representative whose constituents can arguably claim to be directly affected than some Texas Congressperson that takes on the cause for no discernible reason of representation. What would be i

Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
Promoting the business interests of his district at the expense of Internet freedom...? NK On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Collin Anderson wrote: > Howard Berman has had a long tenure in Congress that is worth a deeper > evaluation than solely SOPA/ACTA, spanning legislation such as the >

Re: [liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread Collin Anderson
Howard Berman has had a long tenure in Congress that is worth a deeper evaluation than solely SOPA/ACTA, spanning legislation such as the Anti-Boycott Act, the infamous Berman Amendment (1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act), NAFTA, False Claims Act, et al. Whether or not Berman would actu

[liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

2012-11-12 Thread Nadim Kobeissi
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Congressman Howard Berman is being considered as the replacement for Hillary Clinton when she steps down as Secretary of State in coming weeks: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-berman-secretary-of-state-clinton-20121107,0,963486.story Berman was a