No SOPA Vote Until 2012 181
jfruhlinger writes "A victory, or a just a breather? The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has postponed further debate on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) until after Congress' holiday break. At the urging of some SOPA opponents, Representative Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican and committee chairman, said Friday he will consider a hearing or a classified briefing on the bill's impact on cybersecurity." Update: 12/17 04:28 GMT by T : "Or not," as an anonymous reader comments below. "Despite the fact that Congress was supposed to be out of session until the end of January, the Judiciary Committee has just announced plans to come back to continue the markup this coming Wednesday. This is rather unusual and totally unnecessary. But it shows just how desperate Hollywood is to pass this bill as quickly as possible, before the momentum of opposition builds up even further."
Re:Maybe not delayed (Score:5, Funny)
Or not. Despite the fact that Congress was supposed to be out of session until the end of January, the Judiciary Committee has just announced plans to come back to continue the markup this coming Wednesday. This is rather unusual and totally unnecessary. But it shows just how desperate Hollywood is to pass this bill as quickly as possible, before the momentum of opposition builds up even further.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111216/11102617108/sopa-markup-runs-out-time-likely-delayed-until-2012.shtml
Thanks to the old Hollywood westerns I had a mental picture of a stagecoach driver, whipping several representatives in harness and crying, "Yah! Git a move on! Giddap! Yah!" as the coach is pulled rapidly along a dusty trail, past sagebrush and cacti.
I'm sure it takes less whipping and more money, the the effect is the same.
Re:Texas? (Score:2, Funny)
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
Re:Sign the petition (Score:4, Funny)
Whoever uses "whomever" as a subject needs some serious English lessons.
He didn't pay attention whilst in English class.
Re:OR NOT...? (Score:4, Funny)
Is Ron Paul on that list?