[TriLUG] Call and urge Perdue to veto H.129 or it becomes law tonight!

Andrew Stephenson tendonut at gmail.com
Fri May 20 11:27:15 EDT 2011


That's a good find there. I saw that pop up on Reddit this morning and
really made me think long and hard about the issue. But as with you, I don't
feel I know enough about the whole issue to really want to push my opinion.

Oh, by the way, first post to the mailing list!

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>wrote:

> I don't know enough to have an opinion on the matter, but arstechnica had
> an
> op-ed on it today, as well:
>
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-north-carolina-level-playing-field-bill.ars
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:46, Mark Turner <jmarkturner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > H.129, the "Level Playing Field" bill, becomes law at midnight tonight
> > unless Governor Perdue vetos it first. If you feel as strongly as I do
> about
> > this issue, please call her office at 919-733-2391 and urge her to veto
> > it! You can also email her at governor.office at nc.gov.
> >
> > Our friend Doc Searls has weighed on on the bill:
> >
> >
> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2011/05/17/keep-north-carolinas-broadband-market-free/
> >
> > Harvard prof Larry Lessig has also weighed in:
> >
> >
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-lessig/an-open-letter-to-north-c_b_864562.html
> >
> > And many, many others. Please, add your voice by calling the Governor's
> > office and urging veto. It's our last chance.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
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