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Originally posted by kenny
How do you know a democrat wont appoint somebody that will vote for COPA?
Am I missing something here? Because I never heard of a pro porn political party.
Clinton himself signed it.
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he may have signed it but who introduced it?
The statute's primary author is Rep. Mike Oxley (R-OH). The main proponents of the bill include Rep. James Greenwood (R-PA), Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-VA), and Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN). The bill was very popular in the Congress. While the contents of the omnibus appropriations bill (which served as the vehicle for final passage of many Internet related bills) were being negotiated last week, Clinton's representatives quietly opposed COPA. However, when Rep. Oxley went public with the debate, and the administration quickly and completely caved in.
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