Decius wrote:

A great deal of hysteria attended the discussion of these bills, and their scope and reach were grossly exaggerated. But the bills are nonetheless defective pieces of legislation, and conservatives are right to oppose them.

I'm glad to see Republicans claiming their victory here, but at the same time I am tired of seeing the issue framed in this way:

But this is not mainly a question of high principle; it is, rather, a dispute between two competing sets of corporate interests.

The people who organized yesterday's protests were individual internet users who come from all walks of life. They were not the "tech industry."

Well, since they're so clearly lying through their teeth...
...add them to the menu.