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==Critics==

==Critics==

This legislation is one of the few bills that both conservatives and liberals vehemently oppose. Everyone from leftist occupiers to the Tea Party think this bill is a bad idea, yet Obama has not stated that he would veto it. Among the many critics of the bill are [[Conservapedia]], ConservativeNewsAndViews.com, [[The Heritage Foundation]],<ref>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/online-piracy-sopa-and-internet-security-pipa-bills-in-congress</ref> [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Wikipedia]], [[Yahoo!]], Mozilla (the creators of [[Firefox]]), [[MoveOn.org]] <ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/moveon-sopa-blackout-2012-01 SOPA Blackout: MoveOn.Org Joins Protest, WebProNews, January 16, 2012]</ref>, House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], Rep. [[Ron Paul]], who is a candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primaries, Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]], and Rep. [[Darrell Issa]].

This legislation is one of the few bills that both conservatives and liberals vehemently oppose. Everyone from leftist occupiers to the Tea Party think this bill is a bad idea, yet Obama has not stated that he would veto it. Among the many critics of the bill are [[Conservapedia]], ConservativeNewsAndViews.com, [[The Heritage Foundation]],<ref>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/online-piracy-sopa-and-internet-security-pipa-bills-in-congress</ref> [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Wikipedia]], [[Yahoo!]], Mozilla (the creators of [[Firefox]]), [[MoveOn.org]] <ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/moveon-sopa-blackout-2012-01 SOPA Blackout: MoveOn.Org Joins Protest, WebProNews, January 16, 2012]</ref>, House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], Rep. [[Ron Paul]], who was at the time a candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primaries, Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]], and Rep. [[Darrell Issa]].

The [[Obama Administration]] released a statement which read, in part, "we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. Any effort to combat [[online piracy]] must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy]</ref>. The administration has also released a statement implying that it will veto the legislation should it reach the president's desk.

The [[Obama Administration]] released a statement which read, in part, "we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. Any effort to combat [[online piracy]] must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy]</ref>. The administration has also released a statement implying that it will veto the legislation should it reach the president's desk.