Howard Berman. This isn't the first time he's gotten in the way of freedom on the net.<p><a href="http://scripting.com/davenet/2002/07/26/hollywoodWantsTheRightToHa.html" rel="nofollow">http://scripting.com/davenet/2002/07/26/hollywoodWantsTheRig...</a>
I know I've gone on a bit about this, here on HN. I've tried to stay politically neutral in those comments, outside of this particular issue.<p>I hope that, with however small or large a wedge initially driven into support, we can keep up the momentum.<p>It's not just a matter of the sum total of your argument -- it's how you make it. With one significant supporter beaten back and (however superficially) cowed, and with others -- including all those law firms -- seeking to have themselves removed from the list of support, now is the time to demonstrate to Smith et al., and to his counterparts in the Senate, that this is not going to stop.<p>And, with enough oomph, that they will be out of a job. And, to the extent we can manage, cut off from the lobbyist trough as well. (Tar them enough, and their value as salesmen -- that's what lobbyists (formally registered or not) are -- declines.)<p>I don't know that "we" have the moxie -- but if we do, now's the time to find it.