[liberationtech] SOPA Supporter Considered for Sec. of State

[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" <nadim at nadim.cc> wrote:

> Promoting the business interests of his district at the expense of
> Internet freedom...?
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> NK
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> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Collin Anderson <
> collin at averysmallbird.com> wrote:
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>> 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 actually be an appropriate choice for Secretary of State,
>> evaluating his merits should not be done in as shallow a manner as
>> promoting the business interests of his district, Hollywood -- which is
>> pretty appropriate for an agent model of representation.
>>
>> --
>> Collin Anderson
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>> On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote:
>>
>> 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
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>> Berman was a lead supporter of SOPA. His position as Secretary of State
>> could be a disaster.
>>
>> I urge you to sign the petition against this nonsense:
>> http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/sos_berman/?akid=1847.98995.P8lsnV&rd=1&t=2
>>
>> NK
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