[nickolai]

> In other words, they did the exact opposite of what the SOPA experience told them they should do.

No, from a strategic point of view, they did exactly what the SOPA experience told them they should do. Which is that if a generous contributor wants a possibly controversial bill passed, it has to be done as quickly and as quietly as possible. Or at least quickly enough to leave no time for an opposition movement to gather some serious momentum.

[makmanalp]

How the heck does a bill pass silently? If you're in congress, isn't it your friggen JOB to check the agenda every day? How hard is that? Can you just magically say "okay by the way we're voting on this right now" when your buddies are around and the other team's people arent?

[cpeterso]

You are assuming that either team red or team blue didn't want the bill to pass. By "silently", I think nickolai meant without any media fanfare.

[kbd]

Exactly. Lamar Smith is even going to get reelected. Some lesson.

[crististm]

I wonder - how comes one idiot can put to work so many people?