U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has withdrawn her co-sponsorship of the Protect IP Act, the Senate cousin of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). In a statement tonight, she said,
"America's innovators and consumers need to be protected from the very real problem of online piracy. However, the overwhelming input I've received from New Hampshire citizens makes it clear there are many legitimate concerns that deserve further consideration before Congress moves forward on this legislation."
Tom D'Evelyn
11:10 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Credo power!
David Victory
11:35 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
See that? If enough people speak out, even the most blatant GOP corporate shill can be swayed. Good job everyone!
Seamus Carty
7:04 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
How pathetic that when a Senator does the right thing that David Victory turns it into a partisan slam.
Jan Schmidt
8:32 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
How pathetic that Seamus can't see the issue for what it is - the recording industry lobbying block couldn't overcome the real needs and desires of the citizens. And yes, Kelly is a fully fledged GOP corporate shill.
Seamus Carty
8:30 am on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Jan Schmidt: So, Ayotte is a corporate shill that opposes SOPA while Jean Shaheen supports SOPA and she is another Democrat working for the common people?
Brian
4:53 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
And all it took to convince her was a virtual near shutdown of the internet! She's a regular Einstein.
Seamus Carty
7:56 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Bass has stated he will vote against the bill. Shaheen supports it. I guess she is not as intelligent as her counterparts...
Keith Myrdek
7:14 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
That is a change from the response of a letter I received from
her at the end of December !
Richard Maloon
7:43 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
This is the correct decision at this time. t would have hurt small businesses .
Lorna Andoscia
10:24 am on Thursday, January 19, 2012
"...legitimate concerns that deserve further consideration"!!!! Consider this Kelly! SOPA/PIPA would give the government regulatory power over the internet, and after compiling data for 5 years on which sites the public is frequenting, they will know exactly what to "regulate". Is this legitimate enough for you?
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/homeland-security-monitoring-drudge-report-new-york-times/47300/
Charles Hatch
1:40 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wow this is really something a republican had a moment intelligent thought.
Mike
5:27 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
She's as lightweight as they come. Didn't she vote against aid to her own state after Hurricane Irene? Nice going NH.
Thomas Trueblood
7:07 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Myself, I prefer lightweights as opposed to all the overweight's on the democrat side.