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Message: [QUOTE="Tammy, post: 1268208, member: 3824"] I used a variation of Storm Raven's letter (omitting the necessary parts and adding my own flair), and here is the response I received: Thank you for contacting me in regards to online freedom. I always appreciate hearing from a fellow Californian on this and other important issues. From the outset, it must be noted that the Internet is a wonderful tool that facilitates a full and free exchange of ideas among individuals. The freedom of speech we currently enjoy on the Internet is something I am working to protect in Congress. No one should have the ability to control the content of the Internet, including the federal government. For this reason, I have consistently opposed taxing Internet commerce. I voted in the Judiciary Committee to make the ban on taxing the Internet permanent, and when that measure failed, voted to continue banning Internet taxes for four years (H.R. 3678; 110th Congress). In the past, I have supported a "net neutrality" bill (H.R. 5417; 109th Congress), the Internet Freedom and Non-Discrimination Act, introduced by then-Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner. This legislative proposal was necessary because the Judiciary Committee was not given jurisdiction over another bill-the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act (H.R. 5252; 109th Congress)-in which all enforcement authority was placed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Since the FCC has no experience with this type of enforcement responsibility, they are simply not equipped to adequately protect against the abuse of market position and discrimination. Furthermore, under the original version of H.R. 5252, the Department of Justice would have been denied the authority to use anti-trust laws to protect consumers. In response to these omissions, I supported the Sensenbrenner proposal. In this Congress, Congressman Barney Frank has introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2267). H.R. 2267 would provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee, of which I am a member. Please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as the legislation moves through Committee. _______________________________________ Looks promising to me. [/QUOTE]

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