“I think it is an important moment in the Capitol,” said Representative Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California and an important opponent of the legislation. “Too often, legislation is about competing business interests. This is way beyond that. This is individual citizens rising up.”

Thank you Zoe Lofren for properly framing this protest as a discussion involving real voters and not just two groups of corporate lobbyists!

On the other hand, this quote is mind blowing:

Mr. Dodd said Internet companies might well change Washington, but not necessarily for the better with their ability to spread their message globally, without regulation or fact-checking.

Its not a quote. Its a journalist paraphrasing.

Did he really refer to the ability that Internet companies have to spread their message without regulation?!

If so, the observation raises a myriad of interesting tangents regarding corporate political speech as well as the obvious influence the film industry has over people's understanding of political issues.

This NY Times article contains two important quotes: