I don't think there was any doubt that Ron Paul would oppose SOPA. Nancy Pelosi's opposition, on the other hand, is somewhat surprising, but also quite promising.
Has anyone yet made a serious estimate of how likely SOPA is to pass?<p>I would hope that if our legislative system is so divided that they can't agree on legislation relating to budgets or healthcare, they won't agree on this legislation either.<p>Not that its a good thing for the legislation system to be so ineffective, but it would seem truly ironic if they agree on something that will hurt the economy, but not on things that will help the economy.
The <i>real</i> question is, "Can Barack Obama stand to sign this bill when he relies so heavily on youthful support for election?" Also, "what happens if Republican nominee comes out against it?"<p>I don't hear much about Obama vetoes, does he just sign everything that hits his desk like Bush?
That is not going to chang enuch I am afraid. We could always count on Ron Paul to vote against it but there are way too many people in the house for one vote to matter.
This is very interesting news, but I am scared that there will be a bit of a backlash against this post because of its political nature, on HN specifically.<p>How do people feel about Ron Paul's standpoint on Net Neutrality?