Wyden on PIPA: This Presents a Clear & Present Danger to Innovation

December 17, 2011: Senator Wyden delivers a floor speech on the motion to proceed to Protect IP, reaffirming his promise to filibuster the bill when it is brought to the floor in January 2012.

Transcript:
"I understand that cloture has been filed on the motion to proceed to the PIPA legislation. As one of a bipartisan group of Senators who strongly objects to proceeding to this bill I believe it is important to begin to outline the very real dangers posed by this bill.

The primary architects of the Internet and our leading cyber-security experts have made it clear that this legislation will undermine the key technologies that prevent fraud and protect consumers on the Internet. Our nation's leading first amendment scholars have made it clear that this bill poses a serious threat to speech and civil liberties for all who use the Internet. And our nation's leading technology employers warn that this bill presents a clear and present danger to innovation and job growth in an area that is going to be a major source of new jobs for this century.

Today, along with Sen. Moran of Kansas and Sen. Cantwell of Washington, I have introduced the OPEN Act. we believe this is a reasonable and bipartisan alternative to the PIPA bill and to the legislation that is before the other body and we hope that the Senate will take the time to consider alternatives before taking action that could deal an enormous body blow to a vital job engine for our economy.

Over the past few weeks more than a million Americans have weighed in strongly in opposition to this legislation. Therefore, I will be working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle over the next month to explain the basis for this wide-spread concern and I intend to follow through on a commitment that I made more than a year ago, to filibuster this bill when the Senate returns in January."

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[tornadonoob1]

I do hope SOPA dies.

[erattix]

Way to go, Senator Wyden! ....keep making Oregon proud.

[DanielleDeleasaGoDIE]

If SOPA and PIPA are passed the entire human race is doomed.

[WhoDaFuhRS]

@zerojack45 Good try on a comment that makes sense. Maybe next time bud.

[e420kill]

What a speach.he got my vote.Fuck pipa!

[crispymidget]

@zerojack45 Senator Ron Wyden is democrat...

[crispymidget]

@zerojack45 I'm part of millions of libertarians who wont stand for it. Jack is seriously clueless

[cnychu]

@zerojack45, It's not only Republicans you idiot. But why bother with the facts. Also, "nobody will vote for Republicans no more..." Where did you learn how to structure sentences? Please do some reading before posting again.

[zerojack45]

nobody will vote for republicans no more if they keep trying to aprobe laws like sopa law.

you guys can try to aprobe laws but people ca vote for someone else too so be careful.

remember...politics without vote cannot exist.