[This was Senator Leahy's reply to my mail to him on the CDA. -dave ]
From: Senator_Leahy@leahy.senate.gov Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 15:52:36 EST To: ddt@lsd.com Subject: Rule: Re: Thanks, Senator
I really appreciate getting your message about the so-called "Communications Decency Act."
On February 9, I introduced S. 1567, a bill to repeal this misguided attempt to censor the words used and topics discussed on the Internet. You can find the text of the bill and a copy of my full statement at: <http://www.senate.gov/member/vt/leahy/general/protect.html>
Rather than use the heavy hand of government censorship, I believe we should encourage parents to use the growing number of technical tools available to control what their children may access on-line.
We have a long, hard struggle ahead of us to reverse this misguided law. I am heartened and encouraged by the outpouring of support from Internet users all over the country in support of my efforts to protect our First Amendment rights when we go on-line. We must all keep working to convince a majority of Senators that we need to approach this whole issue rationally and sensibly. Grassroots support like yours is important to make this happen.
Please stay in touch.