Today, the Commerce committee is deciding Net Neutrality. I am at my desk for only a short time during the committee's lunch break, so I apologize for the lack of editing.
At 2:15 pm, the committee will vote on Net Neutrality, having saved it for the last item in the massive telecom bill S.2686. I personally went up to George Allen (R-VA), my senator, and had the following conversation:
Me: Hi, I'm
__. I'm a constituent of yours.
Allen: Nice to meet you, where are you from?
Me: The 11th District.
Allen: I'm sorry, where is that?
Me: ------.
Allen: Oh, -----. Great-
Me: I just wanted to tell you that I'm very concerned about Net Neutrality.
Allen: Are you for it or against it?
Me: I'm for it. The Snowe/Dorgan amendment, specifically.
Allen: Oh, well, I'm one of the ones who hasn't made a decision on that yet, so...
(He smiles and starts to turn away)
Me: I just wanted to tell you, Senator, that the Internet community, you know, the blogs and all that, they got Webb to run, they supported Webb all the way through, and if you vote against this, I'm pretty sure they'll support him even more against you.
Allen: Well, that's just how it goes.
Me: I just wanted to let you know. Thank you, Senator.
Please, please, please recommend this diary so people can see it. Take the 5 minutes to call the Senators on this list. Tell them you want them to support the Snowe/Dorgan amendment, S 2917, in its unadulterated form. Good luck to everyone. You have one hour to save the internet.
The ones not in bold are most likely "yes" votes.
GOP
Chairman Ted Stevens (AK): (202) 224-3004; (202) 224-2354 FAX
John McCain (AZ): (202) 224-2235; Fax: (202) 228-2862
Conrad Burns (MT): 202-224-2644; Fax: 202-224-8594
Trent Lott (MS): (202) 224-6253; Fax: (202) 224-2262
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX): 202-224-5922; 202-224-0776 (FAX)
Olympia J. Snowe (ME): (202) 224-5344; FAX (202) 224-1946
Gordon H. Smith (OR): 202.224.3753; Fax: 202.228.3997
John Ensign (NV): (202) 224-6244; Fax: (202) 228-2193
George Allen (VA): (202) 224-4024; Fax: (202) 224-5432
John E. Sununu (NH): (202) 224-2841; FAX (202) 228-4131
Jim DeMint (SC): 202-224-6121; Fax: 202-228-5143
David Vitter (LA): (202) 224-4623; Fax: (202) 228-5061
Dems
Co-Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (HI): 202-224-3934; Fax: 202-224-6747
John D. Rockefeller (WV): (202) 224-6472; (202) 224-7665 Fax
John F. Kerry (MA): (202) 224-2742 - Phone; (202) 224-8525 - Fax
Byron L. Dorgan (ND): 202-224-2551; Fax: 202-224-1193
Barbara Boxer (CA): 202-224-3553
Bill Nelson (FL): 202-224-5274; Fax: 202-228-2183
Maria Cantwell (WA): 202-224-3441; 202-228-0514 - FAX
Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ): (202) 224-3224; Fax: (202) 228-4054
E. Benjamin Nelson (NE): Tel: (202) 224-6551; Fax: (202) 228-0012
Mark Pryor (AR): (202) 224-2353; Fax: (202) 228-0908
You have one hour to save the internet.