SaveTheInternet.eu – the EU vote on net neutrality tomorrow

Re:SaveTheInternet.eu – the EU vote on net neutrality tomorrow by sentenza on Monday March 17, 2014 @08:56AM (#7414727)

They explained the algorithm in a recent episode of Logbuch Netzpolitik [1]. They weighted all MEPs according to their current stance on the issue, so you're more likely to get the contact info of an opponent of net neutrality than a proponent.

Nonetheless, I also find it slightly frustrating that they didn't include country-matching or at least a language preference setting. After all, the MEP might be more inclined to listen to me if I'm one of their constituents (or if I am at least able to communicate with them).

[1] http://logbuch-netzpolitik.de/lnp094-internet-zero

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Re:SaveTheInternet.eu – the EU vote on net neutrality tomorrow by Silhouette on Monday March 17, 2014 @03:07PM (#7417300)

After all, the MEP might be more inclined to listen to me if I'm one of their constituents (or if I am at least able to communicate with them).

This is something I don't quite understand at EU level.

In the UK, there is a convention that MPs only act for and respond to their own constituents. Randomly e-mailing the MP for somewhere else is extremely unlikely to achieve anything useful at all.

I don't know whether the European Parliament has a similar convention, but even if not, it's hard to see why a random MEP is -- or should be -- swayed in their position by representations from anyone other than the voters to whom they are responsible.

I don't understand why anyone would ever advocate lobbying anyone but their own representatives. Does this actually achieve anything at EU level?

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