So I e-mailed my Senator

[Black Ink]

Concerning Net Neutrality, I sent an e-mail to my Senator through his website, and I actually got a response from him/a machine representing him.

Dear Mr. Gajda:

Thank you for contacting me regarding internet network
"neutrality." I appreciate the benefit of your views on this
important issue.

I understand your concerns. There is no denying that the
internet has revolutionized the way that Americans work,
communicate, and access information. With more Americans
accessing broadband and other high speed technology, the internet
will certainly continue to serve as an important tool for
technological innovation. For example, some have suggested that
high-speed networks will soon allow Americans to access
interactive applications such as online classrooms or health
clinics. It is important that Congress take the appropriate
steps to encourage the development of this new technology and
that all Americans have free and open access to take advantage of
it.

While these online video applications have the potential to
further revolutionize our daily lives, some have suggested that
the broadband networks currently in operation may soon become
overloaded. The result would be congested networks that subject
American internet uses to unreliable connections. To confront
this situation, many experts argue that we need a new system of "cyber
highways" with the capacity to transfer large amounts of
information at even higher speeds. I agree that this should be
an important priority.

Unfortunately, in 2005, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) eliminated regulations that preserve openness on
the Internet. Some telecommunications companies have taken the
need for greater capacity and reduced regulations to levy a new
tax on internet users by charging individual websites, and
ultimately consumers, an "access fee" for permission to use these
newer and higher speed networks. I oppose this "access-tiering"
system and support the principle of "net neutrality." Since its
inception, the internet has been an open system and this openness
has proved to be an effective facilitator of market innovations
and economic growth. I fear that limiting or restricting access
may sacrifice future opportunities for further innovation.

As you may know, on February 7, 2006, the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on "net
neutrality" which allowed both advocates and opponents to voice
their opinions about net neutrality. Additionally, Senators
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) have introduced S.
2917, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, a bill that
preserves network neutrality. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of this
bipartisan legislation. On June 6, 2006, a similar measure
was offered by Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) as an amendment
to a larger telecommunications bill in the House of
Representatives. It failed by a vote of 269-152.

Thank you again for contacting me. If you would like to
stay in touch with me on this and other issues of importance,
please visit my website at http://dodd.senate.gov and subscribe
to receive my regular e-mail issue alerts. Please do not
hesitate to contact me again if I may be of additional
assistance.


Sincerely,

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD
United States Senator

It took a few months, but it's still pretty cool that I got a response and that my Senator isn't a complete tool.

[coheneran]

I get a response much quicker than that from my MP usually. Mind you, my MP used to be cool, but now's he's a cunt.

[Iskandar]

I wrote a letter to my MP once and got a fairly detailed response to my question.

It was pretty cool.

[Reaganista]

Ed Rendell sends me more emails than I know what to do with

Because once I wrote him saying I thought legalized gambling was a great idea

[Jharaski]

Originally Posted by The Tway

Ed Rendell sends me more emails than I know what to do with

Because once I wrote him saying I thought legalized gambling was a great idea

If you're all buddy buddy with him now, tell him to increase state appropriations for Penn State, and take it away from imbecile community colleges.

[Surtr]

You know he probably had a couple of people research it for him, then tell him what to say..and then he got someone to type it for him eh?

[Against Miik!]

Yeah to bad thats the email he sends to everybody on this issue. Still cool to get a response though. I emailed my senator on something involving censorship on Ohio radio one time, and I didn't get a response.

[Rats!]

My house rep voted for net neutrality as well

[Skyler]

Are the senators the ones who actually take the time to write these e-mails or do they have staff that do it for them?

I wouldn't think someone like that would have enough time to write a legitimate response to every letter they recieved.

[Jharaski]

They probably do type the response themselves, and just click a button to say which issue to insert a response to.

[Reaganista]

If you're all buddy buddy with him now, tell him to increase state appropriations for Penn State, and take it away from imbecile community colleges.

No he should give it to philadelphia

[Jharaski]

Originally Posted by The Tway

No he should give it to philadelphia

All the money in the world can't save West Philly.

[Reaganista]

west philly is a great place wtf are you, stupid or something

[Jharaski]

Well if you want to get shot it is.

[Reaganista]

dumb mother****er

[Jharaski]

I know lots of people who've been there and they all get scared ****less, even though they're fine with Newark.

[Reaganista]

really you know lots of people who've been there?

eek that must have really unnerved you

[Jharaski]

Just saying I haven't been there myself, but the people I do know feared for their lives. Not saying all of it's bad, but some of it.

[Reaganista]

One time I feared for my life in Princeton

wtf do the spastic, rakkkist reactions of your bitchy little friends have to do with anything

[Jharaski]

Haha Princeton. Princeton is awesome, as long as you don't play in traffic. What's race have to do with anything? And I'm not talking about only friends, family too, and some of them grew up in not-so-great areas too.