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SOPA Goes Back To the Drawing Board, PIPA Postponed
New submitter rivin2e writes "SOPA has been sent back to the drawing board. 'The move came shortly after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week and amid calls for consensus before Congress moves forward on any legislation to address the problem of foreign piracy websites,' as written by the Los Angeles Times today. Hopefully the next draft of this bill will create a better foundation to stop piracy and not just assert control over the internet."
Support for the bill eroded on Wednesday as several of its co-sponsors withdrew their support. The issue is not over, however; statements were issued by both Senator Patrick Leahy and Rep. Lamar Smith indicating that they still want to find solutions to online piracy, and Smith also wrote an editorial piece for CNN to explain why he thinks such legislation is necessary. The SOPA issue was raised at the recent GOP debate, and all four candidates spoke against it.
"no one wants to be seen as supporting child pornography"
Well, there's always 4chan...
There's really no defense against lies and mischaracterization, other than to honestly explain things, and that doesn't fit in a soundbite.
But two can play that game. Introduce this bill: The Anti Puppy Shredding Act, which states this:
Are you for shredding puppies, Lamar? Then we can all count on your vote for this bill.