letter to Congressman Durbin

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Congressman Durbin,

Now that the bill known as CISPA has passed the house, I sincerely urge you to vote NO against it.  

I am a web developer from Illinois and work with other web developers across the United States. If this bill passes, it could jeopardize peoples lives and the way we/they do business. Not only that, but they may quit doing business with the US completely. I have heard that if there are any restrictions like CISPA, they will no longer do business with United States patrons. There are plenty of businesses that have roots in the US that can take their business to other countries and still thrive. 

I agree that there needs to be a better way to handle copyright infringement in the UNITED STATES, but giving the government full access to all data, regardless of origin, is a very dangerous proposition. Another solution, one that DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, is possible and needs to be sought instead of being bought.

The peoples privacy is one that has been fought for since the revolution. If the government is trying to take it away, believe that we, the people, will take back what rightfully ours.  

Again, I urge you to vote against this bill until we can come up with something that MAKES SENSE instead of playing up fears, like child porn. This can be resolved, it will just take time instead of pushing legislature through.

Sincerely,
A Voter from Illinois

Stephen Wright