I am a constituent and I urge you to reject the Internet Blacklist Bills (PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House). I am deeply concerned by the danger these bills pose to Internet security, free speech online, and innovation. The Internet Blacklist Legislation is dangerous and short-sighted, and I urge you to join Senator Wyden and other members of Congress, such as Representatives Lofgren, Eshoo and Issa, in opposing it.
I'm sure you've seen the above message a number of times, and while it's mostly true, I am not sure whether or not you are aware of what exactly these legislations WON'T do. They'll block the domain names of the infringing sites, sure, but their IP addresses will still be accessible be it through custom browsers or proxy servers (Which there are a plethora of) found in secretive pockets of the internet. The result of these bills will be reduced web traffick to sites that garner funds from advertisements (See section 103 of the bill commonly referred to as SOPA) and it appears to me personally that it could endanger webmaster's means of life. I've heard numerous court cases settled on that, "Endangering means of life", and it seems to me that people that make a living off of ad revenue could be in danger of mistreatment.
In the respect that I am a citizen of this country, having turned eighteen years old recently, I do not want to see my congress called a bully or any manner of names because of a simple misjudgment in legislature. I find that for the future of not only the US, but the world, that the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA need to be halted. If the United States begins DNS blocking (Like numerous "disliked" countries (Syria, Iran, China) globally) then it could set a standard for world web management that would make operating on the internet not just difficult, but inconvenient.
As a young man, I beg you to leave this vehicle of information, this means of communication, this pluralized marketplace of culture the way it is, and oppose the blacklist legislation violently.
With high sincerity,
George Thomas Hamilton.
