Good News for SOPA Opponents, Bad News for OH-01 Voters
The good news is that the Stop Online Piracy Act has been “killed”:
The controversial Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) has effectively been stopped in its tracks. Virginia Republican Representative Eric Cantor killed the bill.
However, an equally controversial Protect IP Act (PIPA) which is being proposed in the US Senate may still get through.
Massive online protests against SOPA certainly played a role in killing the bill.
It could still come back to life, but its near-term prospects are grim.
The bad news for OH-01 Congressional District residents is that Republican Congressman Steve Chabot appears to have never renounced his cosponsorship of SOPA. Absent a voluntary “I was wrong, I am sorry,” it’s difficult at best and perhaps impossible to make a case that he should continue in Congress, even though it is in all likelihood too late for a primary challenge.
Waiting, Steve …
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