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Looking at Andy's claim that this is solely the work of liberals, let's see who really is for and against it:
Source: Primarly [1] and [2], for Congress.
Support[edit]
Liberal[edit]
Senators[edit]
- Harry Reid
- Al Franken
- Barbara Boxer
- Patrick Leahy
- 22 others
House[edit]
- 16, none terribly well known on a national level
Organizations[edit]
- AFL/CIO
Other[edit]
Conservative[edit]
Senators[edit]
Marco Rubiosupport withdrawn- Lindsay Graham
- Thad Cochran
- Orrin Hatch
- 17 others
House[edit]
- Peter King
- 15 others
Organizations[edit]
- US Chamber of Commerce (perhaps not overtly political, but certainly trends conservative)
Other[edit]
- Rupert Murdoch
Apolitical organizations[edit]
- Motion Picture Association of America
- Recording Industry Association of America
- While actors and musicians trend liberal, these organizations represent the business end. Artists and the corporations who promote them are often famously at odds.
- NBC
- Pfizer
- Ford
- Better Business Bureau
Oppose[edit]
Liberals[edit]
Senators[edit]
- Ron Wyden
- Two others
House[edit]
- Nancy Pelosi
- Keith Ellison
- 12 others
Organizations[edit]
- Human Rights Watch
Conservatives[edit]
Senators[edit]
- Scott Brown (RINO)
- Rand Paul
- Jerry Moran
House[edit]
- Michelle Bachmann
- Ron Paul
- Paul Ryan
- 8 others
Organizations[edit]
- Cato Institute (libertarian)
Apolitical[edit]
- Yahoo!
- YouTube
- AOL
- eBay
- wikimedia