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LOOKS LIKE THERE WON?T BE MUCH DEBATE on Britain?s Digital Economy Bill. ?Rather than calling for a?

By Glenn Reynolds

LOOKS LIKE THERE WON’T BE MUCH DEBATE on Britain’s Digital Economy Bill. “Rather than calling for a full debate on the bill’s provision allowing the record industry to take away your family’s internet access if they believe (but can’t prove) you’ve infringed on copyright, the LibDems have joined the other parties in supporting a short, 45-minute half-day second reading. After that, the Digital Economy Bill will disappear into ‘wash up,’ a fast-track, no-debate way of passing bills, usually reserved for bills that everyone agrees on and that need to get pushed through before an election.” Sounds kinda familiar . . .

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on March 28, 2010 (boomark / email).