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I believe them. Once upon a time I worked as a legislative aid in the WI State Senate. I saw this type of thing happen a few times where some overzealous lobbyi

by dpe82 15y ago

I believe them. Once upon a time I worked as a legislative aid in the WI State Senate. I saw this type of thing happen a few times where some overzealous lobbyist or staffer fudged the list of supporters for some controversial legislation. Predictably it always resulted in a gigantic shitstorm. Beats me why they try to get away with it in the first place.

cdr 15y ago
If the legislation doesn't pass a certain threshold of controversy, they probably get away with it.
marshray 15y ago
Count the number of law firms' names on the list here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/76341338/SOPA-Supporters http://www.scribd.com/doc/76341338/SOPA-Supporters Now count the number of private individuals listed. I think lawyers are supposed to know the difference between personally supporting something and a company taking a position. Somebody here is l-y-i-n-g and, sure, maybe it's not the law firm. But the system as a whole doesn't get to just pass it off on the tired old "overzealous junior staffer" routine this time.
- dpe82 15y ago
  And now count the number of firms: http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/Rogue%20Websites/List%20of%20SOPA%20Supporters.pdf http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/Rogue%20Websites/List%20of... Zero.
  - marshray 15y ago
    Well done! I bow to you sir.
  - chernevik 15y ago
    Que bueno. Might be worthwhile for someone to send out a press release with a before / after strikeout showing the shrinkage. Makes people ask what else have the SOPA folks exaggerated.