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Am I to understand that the reason this bill was blocked was because Obama was for it, thus the Republicans' only move was to block it from coming up for a vote
by Jgrubb 14y ago
Am I to understand that the reason this bill was blocked was because Obama was for it, thus the Republicans' only move was to block it from coming up for a vote? What kind of bassackwards country am I living in??
- alan_cx 14y agoImagine how the rest of the planet sees it. We are supposed to believe the US is some sort of beacon of democracy and freedom. Oh dear...
- cyber 14y agoThe kind that has abortion and firearms clauses in a "Cyber Security" bill.
- snowwrestler 14y agoNo, because cybersecurity is not a voting issue. No one is going to step into the ballot box and think "hey Obama passed that cybersecurity bill, he's got my vote." It's a total niche issue. The GOP opposed this particular bill because big business opposed it, and the GOP tends to line up with them. Big business opposed it because they thought it would allow the government to regulate cybersecurity more strictly.