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Originally Posted by teh603
Which is more valuable to the EU government, two million voters or billions of corporate money in their next election year?
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1. There are no "billions." *Maybe* millions. Politicians aren't as expensive as you might think.
2. Votes always trump money. But only if there is convincing evidence that people are going to *actually* vote based on this issue. That's what killed SOPA - the fact that people were paying attention and willing to take action.
Merely signing an internet petition or sending in a form e-mail doesn't suggest this and is usually ignored. Actually getting out of your house and going to a protest, on the other hand, does suggest this.