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Fight SOPA/PIPA -- let your visitors call their senators in 1 click

253 pointsby kandalfover 13 years ago

18 comments

jroesover 13 years ago
I like this a lot.<p>My senators have a system that requires me to press 1 to leave a voicemail and 2 to speak with someone. I had to actually dial on my phone to make it happen.<p>Maybe a little keypad could be displayed while on the call?
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plasmaover 13 years ago
This sort of thing needs to be shown on the blackout pages, so people can easily do something (call to action) instead of just leaving the page.
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elliottcarlsonover 13 years ago
My IP geolocates to NJ while I am in NY; it would be helpful if you could change the state manually in such a scenario (which is not uncommon).
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slewisover 13 years ago
Well done. Clean and simple. Can we get usage stats from you after tomorrow?
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cowholio4over 13 years ago
I made this into a Facebook app for Page Admins to have this as a tab.<p><a href="http://sopa.cowholio4.com/add/" rel="nofollow">http://sopa.cowholio4.com/add/</a><p>Once you have it as a tab. Edit your page and make it the default tab. This way it's the first thing fans see on your page.<p>See it in action: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cowholio4" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/cowholio4</a><p>@kandalf Thanks for making this. I can make you an admin of the app if you want. Also https support would be awesome. :D
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Ficeover 13 years ago
As I said already, they do not care what we say as long as they get their money. Even if SOPA will not pass, efforts againts Internet freedom will continue.<p>The wide boycott of RIAA, MPAA and all SOPA/PIPA supporters is necessary. If you give them money, you do in fact support Internet censorship no matter what you say. There is no way to protect freedom conveniently without sacrificing anything.
studentrobover 13 years ago
This is really really really really cool.<p>Unfortunately it got my geolocation wrong for all three of my internet sources (Cable, phone, and Clearwire). Since this seems such an unreliable method of getting the answer correct, make it easier for the user to make a fix:<p>(1) Show the current state name (2) Put the zip code search on the main page
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AlexeyMKover 13 years ago
For the curious, the demo of this service (grassroutes.us) at PennApps this past weekend, where tessr, kandalf and drewinglis built this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_NT6f-8bc&#38;context=C39f682fADOEgsToPDskL_4Vp1SBbXxcmHhslr8z7H" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_NT6f-8bc&#38;context=C39f6...</a>
justindocantoover 13 years ago
I really want to add the one-click call functionality to this: <a href="http://www.piparollcall.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.piparollcall.com/</a><p>I already have 2-click tweets. This would be perfect. Let me know if you guys are interested. =)
pleahyover 13 years ago
Great job guys! Keep it up!
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easpover 13 years ago
Good work, Tess &#38; Drew (and friends)!<p>I notice that this is choosing the correct senators for my location, but where it is supposed to be naming my location it says "0"
kapitalxover 13 years ago
Maybe you could add a little script of what one would say! Or maybe a sample recording of someone's conversation, it would help people get over the fear of calling!
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KeithMajhorover 13 years ago
I'm in Oregon and Wyden came up for me but hes already a SOPA/PIPA opponent. Shouldn't he (and the others) be omitted to direct traffic to where its needed?
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cjohover 13 years ago
Should have this route randomly to constituent offices in the states so that it scales better once the hill exchange goes haywire (which it will)
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stefan-zhover 13 years ago
How to Support From Posterous: <a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/302t9ib.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i43.tinypic.com/302t9ib.jpg</a>
apsurdover 13 years ago
thanks for making it easy guys, I just pushed your code live in about 2 minutes. Not sure I would have done anything otherwise =/<p>Thanks!<p>( <a href="http://jekyllbootstrap.com" rel="nofollow">http://jekyllbootstrap.com</a> to see it in action)
coreyrecvloheover 13 years ago
Really awesome app, great job!
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dansoover 13 years ago
Why is PIPA referred to as "SOPA"'s little sister? Does that reflect the changes proposed by the managers' amendments? Both bills need to pass their chambers for any part of SOPA to become law.
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