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"But... it says... "I, the undersigned, join with thousands of Americans to oppose the Senate's current version of the Protect IP Act. We demand a free and open internet for all!""

      doesn't say "I am an American," or even "fellow Americans" or "other Americans."

Difficult as it may be to believe, we do have allies who sometimes cooperate with us (although Canada and Canadians might not be well represented in that department).

Sometimes (I won't comment on how often) we even consider what they have to say - without even a smirk or a giggle (although Canada and Canadians might be low on the list of "acceptables" we'd do that for, or might be a little higher on the giggle list).

Once in a while, even a few Brits (but not too often French?) "join with us" for particular occasions.

Canada, and Canadians do have more interests at stake in the effects SOPA might have, although we'll have to watch it again when it reappears with the objectionable stuff disguised by more snaky sneaky language.

John