nankerphelge wrote on Jan 20
th, 2012 at 11:32am:
"Why is there not a single Democrat or Independent on this list ?"
Becase the truth is now out, the Democrtas and the Obama Adminsitration love the idea of shutting down websites without a hearing or any due process. In fact, today, the DOJ shut down Megaupload with no notice or hearing. Hell, Obama doesn't need these two bills to pass to rule by decree!
I thought your area of expertise is intellectual property, so your knee-jerky "blame Obama" response oughta be a little more informed.
Maybe there are no Democrats on that list because it's a
List Of Republicans. Opposition is bi-partisan, but that's a dirty word to some.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/3-democrats-you-can-thank-for-bailing-on-sopapip...1. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
2. Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA)
3. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-50-best-tweets-by-members-of-congress-about-s...There are 23 Democrats on this list.
Obama's statement:
“While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response,” said the note, “we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”
Megaupload:
http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-what-made-it-a-rogue-site-worthy-of-destructi...Seems like this case has been building since 2006. I forget who was in office then. Maybe you remember.