User:DickTurpis/SOPA+PIPA

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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  • Marco Rubio support withdrawn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]

  • Google
  • Yahoo!
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • AOL
  • eBay
  • wikimedia