Call me naïve in hoping for a national conversation on the issues that divide our nation, but in the meantime why don't we try to work together on areas where we agree, or at least where we seem to agree at the grassroots level?
Today's suggestion is for us to continue to oppose any and all efforts to restrict freedom of the Internet. We can do this today by telling President Obama that Democrats and Republicans alike oppose the possible appointment of Congressman Howard Berman as Secretary of State, because he was one of the original sponsors of SOPA.
In fairness, Mr. Berman has been an effective congressman as the Ranking Democrat of the House Committee of Foreign affairs, and he has a solid record for bipartisanship. But the Secretary of State plays a key role in developing global Internet policy, and here Mr. Berman's record is dismal. Berman has repeatedly tried to censor the web at Hollywood's behest, and Hollywood has been leading a global charge to clamp down on Internet freedom.
Add your name here to tell the President not to appoint Berman. Then pass it on.
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