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Political Science
The United States Congress is the U.S. Government's Legislative Branch and is responsible for passing laws that affect Americans. Interest groups such as the U.S. movie industry try to influence Congress to pass laws that will be the best for their industry. In order to influence Congress, special interest groups use lobbyists to deal directly with Congressmen and persuade them. At the same time, other interest groups have lobbyists trying to convince Congressmen to do the opposite. The interest groups push and pull Congressmen and sometimes one interest group gets enough influence in Congress to get laws passed. The President, who is the head of the Executive Branch of United States government, is also watching the situation. If the President does not like the law about to be passed, he will speak out about it, to influence the public and Congressmen. The article "White House airs objections to SOPA, PIPA anti-piracy bills" shows this process in action.
Article and Discussion
The article "White House airs objections to SOPA, PIPA anti-piracy bills" is online at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/white-house-sopa-pipa.html. The...
This type of "pirating" means stealing movies and other products that are sold on the internet. The "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and the "Protect Intellectual Property Act" (PIPA). The movie industry's lobby that supports these laws is "The Motion Picture Association of America." If the laws pass, the U.S. Justice Department will be able to "to obtain court orders requiring internet search engines and payment processors to block access to websites involved in piracy." There are also interest groups trying to stop the laws. Two of the interest groups that are against the laws are Facebook and Google. Facebook and Google are against the laws because they will reduce the freedom of the internet and will give too much power to the U.S. Justice Department. It looks like Congress might pass the laws. The President is worried that the laws will reduce the freedom of the internet, so he is speaking out against the laws. The President is trying to influence the public about the importance of internet freedom and about where he stands when it comes to freedom. The…
Works Cited
Verrier, R. (2012, January 14). White House airs objections to SOPA, PIPA anti-piracy bills. Retrieved on January 16, 2012 from Los Angeles Times Web site: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/white-house-sopa-pipa.html
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