Congressman blacks out his official .gov website

Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by jsdalton on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @03:43PM (#3481737)

That's Earl Blumenauer, who represents Oregon's 3rd congressional district, which encompasses the east side of Portland (where I live): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0oD5oF4... (link to Google cache since Wikipeida is down of course)

I say this mostly facetiously, but being represented by Mr. Blumenauer and Ron Wyden in the Senate almost makes me feel left out of the protest -- I can't really write an angry letter to my representatives because they're both on the right side of this issue!

EDIT: Thanks all for the prodding. I just sent a note to both Blumenauer and Wyden and thanked them for their stance on this issue.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by rmc on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @03:57PM (#3481802)

Contact them and tell that you're a voter in their area, and you are damn proud of what they are doing. After all, they took a risk, and if they think no-one noticed it then they are unlikely to do it again.

One should criticise when politicians do things you don't like, but complement them when they do something you approve of.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by smokinn on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @03:59PM (#3481813)

Seconded.

Showing your appreciation makes them much more likely to stick up for you in the future. If these bills do get shot down, they'll inevitably return in a different form in the future.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by SteveArmstrong on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:07PM (#3481843)

Yes, I agree. I've 'protested' my two senator's stance for PIPA, but I made sure to call and thank my House rep for opposing SOPA.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by metajack on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:29PM (#3481914)

I did the exact same. I wasn't aware before calling that my representative opposed both bills, but I made sure his staff knew I appreciated it when they told me.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by famousactress on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:22PM (#3481891)

Yep. Or if you're a redditor, send them a pizza :)

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by tuxguy on Thursday January 19, 2012 @01:43AM (#3483457)

replace('complement', 'compliment')

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by timjahn on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:00PM (#3481818)

Let them know you support what they're doing. They need to know their actions are supported, appreciated, and are noticed.

We can't only draw attention to their negative actions, right?

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by wlievens on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:20PM (#3481881)

Do write them a supportive letter instead.

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Re:Congressman blacks out his official .gov website by PaulHoule on Thursday January 19, 2012 @05:22PM (#3487128)

where's the URL for donations?

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