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A comment on RFC: Blanking all Wikipedia as SOPA protest. Parent comment

Re:RFC: Blanking all Wikipedia as SOPA protest by plink on Monday December 12, 2011 @10:19PM (#3346136)
>Their political careers need to end that day.

Yes, so they can forthwith proceed to the lobbyist phase of their careers.

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Re:RFC: Blanking all Wikipedia as SOPA protest by CamperBob on Monday December 12, 2011 @11:07PM (#3346232)
(Shrug) They can lobby all they want. The goal is to make this sort of legislation a "third rail" -- touch it and your career dies instantly. (Social Security being the classic example.)
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