Meet The Gay Congressman Leading The Charge Against SOPA

[bobbyw24]

Till now, we’ve known Jared Polis as one of the few openly gay members of Congress, the Democratic Representative from Colorado who sits on the Committee on Rules and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, and who proposed the Every Child Deserves A Family Act, which would ban discrimination in adoption or foster care based on sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity.

But it turns out Polis is also a staunch opponent of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a proposed measure that would allow the Justice Department to file court orders against websites accused of copyright infringement and make unlicensed streaming of content a criminal offense complete with jail term.

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Supporters say the bill protects copyright holders but opponents say it will be abused, threaten free speech and basically bring the Internet to a screeching halt. Many sites, including Reddit and the English-language version of Wikipedia are planning blackouts today in protest of the measure. (Google is standing in solidarity with a blacked-out banner)

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[eduardo89]

who proposed the Every Child Deserves A Family Act, which would ban discrimination in adoption or foster care based on sexual orientation

So basically this would force Catholic and other Christian adoption agencies to allow homosexuals to adopt despite their religious beliefs? No thank you.

[bobbyw24]

So basically this would force Catholic and other Christian adoption agencies to allow homosexuals to adopt despite their religious beliefs? No thank you.

Dunno--haven't read the bill. After the recent Supreme Court decision on religion entities not having to hire certain people, I doubt it would pass muster