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wraggster
January 16th, 2012, 00:15
Is this an example of our 3-part government actually working as intended? It seems the executive branch doesn't agree with the legislative on a key piece of SOPA (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/471520c6-3f9f-11e1-ad6a-00144feab49a.html#axzz1jZ0XCREQ). From the article: '"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet," the White House said in a blog post.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/15/2138231/white-house-opposes-key-sopa-provisions