Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by gnaritas on Thursday May 26, 2016 @10:41PM
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> The US legislative process lives and dies on building alliances and horse-trading.
It used to, back in the day. That hasn't been the case for a while in today's extremely partisan environment where compromise is now a dirty word and presidential support for something makes it less likely to pass given the hostile congress that will remain even after Clinton wins.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by toyg on Friday May 27, 2016 @12:00PM
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> today's extremely partisan environment
That's all a big show on wedge issues. On topics that matter to people with money (bankruptcy laws, banking laws etc), it's just business as usual. The DMCA was passed in a similarly "partisan" environment. Don't believe the hype.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by gnaritas on Friday May 27, 2016 @02:29PM
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It isn't business as usual, this is the most unproductive congress in modern history, it's not hype, it's reality. Anecdotes about oh some things got through don't change the reality that many things that should and used to no longer can without absurd posturing battles and attempted and real shutdowns of the government.
The US legislative process lives and dies on building alliances and horse-trading. A word from the President and/or his/her promise of future help in other matters is hugely valuable. A law going through Congress and a law going through Congress with support from the President are two very different things in practice, and would be disingenuous to say that's not the case.