Rep. Issa has announced that he will now postpone the "nerd" hearing that he was holding in the House Oversight Committee, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday. The key reason? Majority Leader Eric Cantor has promised him that he will not bring the bill to the floor unless there's real consensus on the bill.

No, that is not the reason. The reason is that in conjunction with that hearing, a number of popular websites such as Reddit and Wikipedia plan to shut down for the day. The mainstream news media has, thus far, avoided reporting on the SOPA issue, but they will have no choice on Wednesday. Reporters looking for footage about the bill might put that hearing on the news.

No one, not the supporters of SOPA nor their Congressional opponents like Issa, wants the Internet community to speak directly to the American people in this way. Therefore, things are being folded up for now.

"Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to work to address outstanding concerns and work to build consensus prior to any anti-piracy legislation coming before the House for a vote,” said Chairman Issa. “The voice of the Internet community has been heard."

No, the voice of the Internet community has not been heard. Supporters of this legislation on both sides of the isle have repeatedly disrespectfully dismissed the views of its opponents. However, the power that the Internet community has to influence public opinion is being respected. That is not quite the same thing.

We recognize that Congress is not interested in listening to our voices. We know that the supporters of this legislation do not care about its negative consequences. This has long ago stopped being about having a reasonable discussion.

This is not a conversation, this is a fight.

"Right now, the focus of protecting the Internet needs to be on the Senate where Majority Leader Reid has announced his intention to try to move similar legislation in less than two weeks."

Democratic party leaders continue to be visible supporters of this thing. Word is starting to get around among the union membership that forms their electoral base that their leadership is off selling their fundamental freedoms down the river.