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Gosar: SOPA is flawed policy

Jan 19, 2012 Comments Off by

By Congressman Paul Gosar

They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.  Nowhere is that more true than in Congress.  Too often, some members of Congress want to be seen as “doing something” about a problem, or “caring” about people or constituencies, they support …

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Just Say No to SOPA: The Unlikely and Unholy Alliance of Republican Lamar Smith and Democrat Chris Dodd

Jan 18, 2012 Comments Off by

Can SOPA be the most unpopular bipartisan bill ever? It might be.

Regardless, the bill has “temporarily” been defeated. If you’re not familiar with SOPA, it is a bipartisan bill that would grant the federal government unprecedented power to regulate the internet. If you want to …

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SOPA Update: Stalled

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off by

The much-detested Stop Online Piracy Act has ceased to move forward in the House, possibly thanks to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Republican Darrell Issa of California, who strongly opposes SOPA, had this to say:

“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to …

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