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16. This is great! Anyone can shut down any website by uploading illegal material. Cool!

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 01:05 PM

Jan 2012

It puts the control of the internet into the hands of the people! Yeah!
Bye bye Facebook! Bye bye Free Republic! Bye Bye Democratic Underground!

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The Shocking Facts About The Government's Move To Censor The Internet [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2012 OP

The worst of it is that, let's say, Republican operatives JDPriestly Jan 2012 #1

Wouldn't SOPA be a huge 1st amendment violation? Initech Jan 2012 #2

IMO Sopa as it is written is a 1st amendment violation. mwooldri Jan 2012 #18

The internet scares the crap out of the 1%... spin Jan 2012 #3

Exactly! (n/t) spin Jan 2012 #11

Twitter had more to do with it thelordofhell Jan 2012 #17

Where can I get a list of the Dem sponsors? annabanana Jan 2012 #4

Right here just1voice Jan 2012 #6

I can tell you that Gillibrand is a co-sponsor... Agony Jan 2012 #9

Al Franken supports this? Auggie Jan 2012 #8

Some of this is already happening at Facebook starroute Jan 2012 #10

The DNS blocking portion of the bill has been removed IDemo Jan 2012 #12

+1 BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #15

Great Poster. hunter Jan 2012 #13

K&R BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #14

SOPA and PROTECT IP are also about shutting down international pharmacies airplaneman Jan 2012 #19