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> running on "liberty and freedom" while pushing censorship The Democrats are usually paid more by Hollywood than Republicans. During the SOPA fiasco, the GOP
by ewillbefull 14y ago
> running on "liberty and freedom" while pushing censorship
The Democrats are usually paid more by Hollywood than Republicans. During the SOPA fiasco, the GOP was considering turning the bill into a wedge issue for the election.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/01/throwing-hollywood-under-the-bus-could-pay-dividends-for-gop/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/01/throwing-hollywoo...
If you're talking about their net neutrality stance, there are plenty of people skeptical of net neutrality who aren't just in it for Comcast to eat our souls.
- chairsofter 14y agoTrue, but implementing a national firewall à la China to stop pornography? I don't care how objectionable the material is; once something like that is in place it's bound to be misused.
- bicknergseng 14y agoIn the interest of fairness, minority whip Palosi, Obama, and many other Democrats were against SOPA as well. It was Wyden (D. OR) that placed a Senate Hold on PIPA. Ron Paul opposed all legislation... ever. (/s)