Ziz said:

This struck me as the most ironic part of that CBS article...

In a statement, former Sen. Chris Dodd, who is now chairman and CEO of the MPAA, called the blackout day a "gimmick."

"It's a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests," Dodd said.

Yeah, because politicians never intentionally skew any information in their favor. ,':-/

...telephone rings...
"Hello Kettle? This is Pot. You're black."

That's racist!!

Also, Re: paperclipping. Yes, that does happen quite a bit. It's one of the many tactics our politicians have devised to circumvent the will of the people when they decide that they know what's best for us and we don't. I could definitely see this happening with the substance of SOPA and PIPA sometime in the future...