The Honorable John Sullivan
The Honorable Dan Boren
The Honorable Frank Lucas
The Honorable Tom Cole
The Honorable Ernest Istook
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs,

Today, prominent and influential bloggers all across America are writing pointed missives to their Representatives, pleading the case for The Online Freedom Of Speech Act, and bemoaning their own Congressmen’s betrayal of free speech. But I have the pleasure of not being one of those prominent and influential bloggers. Instead, I get to write a congratulatory letter of thanks.

Thank you, all of you, for voting to pass HR 1606, The Online Freedom Of Speech Act. Thanks to freedom-loving legislators such as yourselves, this bill obviously enjoys majority support, and will surely pass when it comes up again, in circumstances that do not require a two-thirds supermajority.

I live in Mr. Istook’s district, but I really want to thank the entire Oklahoma delegation to the House on this occasion. It is such times as these that I am proud to be an Oklahoman. Other states may have their good features — Maine has a gorgeous coastline, and New Mexico has a really neat flag, just for instance — but Oklahoma has a top-notch Congressional delegation. That ought to count for a lot. (Just between us, I do believe that if you five gentlemen constituted the entire House, the country might be better served than at present.)

Gratefully,

Sean Gleeson
sean.gleeson.us

P.S.: I am publishing this letter for all to see, on my prominent and influential blog, at sean.gleeson.us on the Internet. Please feel free to go there and leave comments, or read the comments added by other citizens.