Protest Over SOPA May Have Stopped Bill [POLL]
Congressman Jim McGovern opposed the internet piracy act, and so did many others. The message made its way to the House.
Congressman Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, commented on his Facebook page, "While internet piracy is an issue that should be addressed, HR 3261 (SOPA), as written is unwise, unfair, and against what I believe are fundamental rights for all Americans. I plan on voting against the current legislation, although the GOP is now indicating that they will not bring SOPA to the floor for a vote at all." Darrell Issa, congressman, echoed that the SOPA bill would not make it to the House floor for a vote, but that PIPA (Protect IP Act), remains concerning to Issa, as reported on zdnet.com. SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, sponsored by Texas Republican Lamar Smith, "would establish a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to …
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11:12 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Listen people if this bill passes google,facebook,youtube,wikipedia, and alot more is going to be shutdown if this passes. more ›