Save the Internet

First-- a disclaimer:
I know that not all of my readers are the same left-wing hippie-types that I am... and that you might not be particularly fond of MoveOn.org. I can respect that.
But I also know that all of my readers use the internet on a fairly regular basis... some even rely on it for their livelihoods. In that case, you may want to read this. (I've condensed it a bit... you can read the entire text by accessing this link).

Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an Ipod? These activities... will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law that gives giant corporations more control over the Internet.

Internet providers like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. Amazon doesn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to work more properly on your computer.

If Net Neutrality is gutted... Amazon and Google either pay protection money or risk that their websites process slowly on your computer. That why these high-tech pioneers are joining the fight to protect Network Neutrality--and you can do your part today.

The free and open Internet is under seige--can you sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Network Neutrality? Click here:

http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/