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Tell the White House: Stop stonewalling and fire Carmen Ortiz already!

Tens of thousands of people have used the White House's petition site to demand that President Obama fire Aaron Swartz's prosecutor Carmen Ortiz -- easily surpassing the 25,000 signature threshold that's supposed to guarantee a response. Aaron died more than two weeks ago, but the White House still hasn't even issued a statement.

We've been waiting far too long. Help us demand answers from the White House. It's enough already: They need to respond to our calls and fire Ortiz.

PETITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Aaron died more than two weeks ago. We want answers, Congress wants answers. Stop ignoring us and fire Carmen Ortiz already!

There's some good news to report: The House Oversight Committee has responded to our requests and is calling for a briefing on Aaron's prosecution from the Department of Justice.

That's because what happened to Aaron looks far more like a persecution than a prosecution: Ortiz wanted him to serve upwards of 35 years in federal prison for downloading too many ACADEMIC ARTICLES.

We've demanded answers, Congress is demanding answers. It's time for the White House to stop ignoring us.

Add your name at right to tell Obama to stop stonewalling us and fire Ortiz!

You can read the House's letter to the DOJ here.