Obama: Don't appoint SOPA architect as next Secretary of State

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Hillary Clinton will be quitting as Secretary of State within the next month or two.

With enough outcry, we can tank any chance censorship advocate Howard Berman has of replacing her, and make sure lawmakers understand the consequences of opposing Internet freedom.

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	Sent! If you like, you can send more messages below. If you have an email program, click here to open an email you can send to your friends. Or send an email from here. Enter friends' e-mail addresses: Subject: re: Next SoS? Friends, The good news: Congressman Howard Berman -- one of the lead supporters of SOPA -- lost his re-election last week. The bad news: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Berman is being considered as the replacement for Hillary Clinton when she steps down as Secretary of State in coming weeks. He'd get to play a key role in developing global Internet policy! Please click here to tell President Obama and the Senate that Berman has no place being considered for Secretary of State: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/sos_berman/?source=taf Berman has spent decades representing Southern California, and has been one of the biggest shills for Hollywood and other forces that seek to censor the Internet: He was one of the original sponsors of SOPA, and unlike so many others who had the sense to wiithdraw their support after the Internet cried out, Berman has never backed down. But now the LA Times reports: Berman, who has been chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is among those now mentioned by U.S. officials as a possible replacement for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton when she departs next year If the United States really cares about global Internet freedom, there couldn't be a worse pick for Secretary of State than Berman, who's repeatedly tried to censor the web at Hollywood's behest. Let's put Obama and the Senate on notice. Just click here to tell Obama and the Senate not to back Berman for Secretary of State: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/sos_berman/?source=taf Thanks. Add a short note (optional):

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