I am highly disappointed that you, along with the entire Massachusetts
delegation, chose to abstain from this past Thursday's (18 April) crucial
vote on HR 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.  This
terrible and tyrannical bill was passed by the House in your absence, and
now goes to the Senate where, one can only hope, saner and more responsible
heads might prevail.  HR 624 would permit Internet service providers and
other information technology companies voluntarily to share users' private
information with the intelligence agencies of the US government, without
the users in question ever being notified.  The bill is worded so vaguely
and generally that almost any piece of information, including email and
medical records, could be turned over to the government without any warrant
or notification.  Furthermore, this bill's provisions would override existing
privacy laws.  As an elected member of Congress you promised to represent the
interests of the people of Massachusetts.  In this instance, you have not done
so.