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Letter from Sen Wyden to the Internet
- psychotik 15y agoIt's disheartening to not see any congress person stand up and admit that they were wrong in the initial bipartisan support that this bill had. Reacting is one thing, understand what caused the internet to revolt is another. Instead, I was hoping this would cause some of the more sincere members of congress to admit that they pass legislation prepared by special interest groups without due diligence. Maybe I'm just too optimistic, but all reaction so far appears to be crowd-pleasing more than sincere.
- pasbesoin 15y agoAs a web page (Google Docs Viewer link -- Google account sign-in not necessary): https://docs.google.com/gview?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwyden.senate.gov%2Fimo%2Fmedia%2Fdoc%2Fletter-to-internet.pdf https://docs.google.com/gview?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwyden.senate.... Pertinent excerpt (after the "good job" part): The Senate, however, has scheduled a vote for Tuesday,]ar1uary 24 at 2:15 PM to override my and move the Protect IP Act towards passage. _This will he the deciding vote_ that determines whether PIPA and SOFA move through the Congress or are turned back for more sober discussion.