When Does All The Wailing and Kicking Stop?

As I may have made clear, I more or less live on the Internet. So all of this anti-SOPA shutdown business made today really, really boring.

I got the point six hours ago, guys. You can stop pretending you're making a statement now. This would have had an impact if you did it BEFORE President Obama spoke out against the bills.

This SOPA/PIPA business is like living in Looking Glass World - the more support lines up against the bills, the more people worry about them. I didn't hear a word about it until the major tech companies started protesting; then you started seeing anti-SOPA videos and petitions everywhere.

What, were you guys afraid to open your mouths until someone famous told you what to say?

I'm not scared. Why should I be?

1. Those weighing whether or not to vote for PIPA (SOPA is basically dead) want to stay in office, and they know voting in favor of it will jeopardize their jobs.
2. If it gets passed, Obama has all but vetoed it in advance.
3. Veto gets overruled? Supreme Court can still declare it unconstitutional - and they've already nailed several similar bills that have tried to restrict the Internet.

There's a reason I've taken to calling today "Internet Chicken Little Day".