Austin Mitchell MP - Early Day Motion

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Austin Mitchell MP has yesterday proposed an early day motion to prevent the Digital Economy Bill going through the wash-up process:

That this House believes that the Digital Economy Bill [Lords] is too important to be taken further in the last days of a dying Parliament; and considers that a bill with so many repercussions for consumers, civil liberties, freedom of information and access to the internet should be debated and properly scrutinised at length and in detail, with a full opportunity for public discussion and representation in a new Parliament after the general election and not rushed through in the few days that remain in this Parliament.

http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=40883&SESSION=903

Please could all members who agree with this write to their MP http://www.writetothem.com asking them to support the motion?

As you may know...

The current draft that affects 'internet registries' can be found here (clauses 19 and 20):
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2009-10/digitaleconomy.html

However fresh changes are still being made public everyday such as clause 18:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/31/mandybill_web_blocking_back/

Opposition continues to mount as the general election is to be called the same day the bill is to be debated:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8597007.stm