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Interesting point. What is essentially a two party system doesn't really allow smaller groups to participate in high level political discourse.

SOPA much?

As a non-American I only have a passing understanding of SOPA - although I do know that it's scope would affect me here in New Zealand.

SOPA is an example of a law with bi-partisan support that was blocked after technologists outside of the two-party system rallied to block it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA

Ah, your comment was refuting my statement (US has a 2 party system that excludes views of small groups). Thanks, great example.

Only stopped due to Wikipedia, Google, and other large corporations throwing their weight behind it for self-interested reasons.