Decius wrote:
The Center for American Progress doesn't appear to have taken a position, although they did provide the MPAA with a forum to promote the bill. Not the same thing as endorsing it, but...

At least their Campus Progress subdivision has spoken out against SOPA.

Lesson: Only trust Democrats under the age of 30?

You've gotta understand the way that institution rolls... CAP doesn't take positions that it doesn't have policy work to back up; Having a body of policy work is seen as a prerequisite to taking a stance on something. Granted, this leads them to be silent at times they probably shouldn't. CAP hasn't done anything in this area. It doesn't have people it's prepared to send out for commentary to the media or The Hill.

CAP also isn't monolithic. Various craft based out of the CAP mothership have been showing opposition to SOPA. You noted that Campus Progress has come out against it. Organs of CAP's social media apparatus has been supporting anti-SOAP efforts. More could happen in the near future.. We'll see.

I do know that CAP took alot of heat over that Dodd event... In the absence of policy work, CAP sees events as exploratory. It's useful to have people come out and get them talking. Just because CAP had Dodd in for an event doesn't mean they support his positions.

I have hopes CAP as a whole will come out in opposition to SOPA. I am 100% positive that they will not come out in support of it.

RE: The Heritage Foundation takes a principled stand against SOPA