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Normally I would downvote snark, but this is my exact thought too. Political promises only last as long as the money does.
by ascendant 14y ago
Normally I would downvote snark, but this is my exact thought too. Political promises only last as long as the money does.
- DanielBMarkham 14y agoI would also downvote, but this was my exact thoughts, and it has nothing to do with Obama. Any politician when pressured enough will make a promise to you. It's getting them to keep it that is the trick. If anything, this will have the exact opposite effect than intended: instead of stopping SOPA-II, it'll just create a lot of talking points and rhetoric which will provide cover for the actual roll-out. Best thing I've seen so far is punishing politicians that propose bills like this. That's the way prohibition got passed in the states: the movement just made sure that politicians were punished or rewarded based on their taking political action, not promises or speeches.