From the citizen co-authors
Special Thanks
There are people and convictions behind every page of this work. We want to honor the ones who set us on this path.
Our deepest gratitude
To God be the glory.
Above all, we thank God for laying this work on our hearts. He gave us the conviction to begin, the strength to keep going, and a purpose larger than ourselves: to serve and protect the people.
Every good thing that comes from this effort belongs to Him. We give Him all the glory.
Brittany Farr & Valerie McCarthy
A special thank you
Tore Maras
Tore taught us to be active participants in our government, not spectators.
She showed us how to ask hard questions, do the research, and fight with our pens. Her example gave us the courage to take what we were learning and turn it into work for the people.
Her Internet Bill of Rights was a major inspiration for the bill we developed. We are grateful for her teaching, her mentorship, and the beautiful gift she is to this country.
An important inspiration
Ideas that moved us to act.
We modeled much of our approach on Tore’s Internet Bill of Rights, then developed the South Carolina Bill of Digital Rights as a citizen-authored proposal with its own published text and supporting legislative materials.