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Originally Posted by tore
^I agree ..
Your post also makes me realize how little I know about the US political system. Here, the prime minister and his possè of ministers are generally the ones who come up with new laws. Then they present their suggested law to the parliament which will vote on whether or not to pass the government's suggestion. The parliament is made up of representatives from different political parties. The more votes a party has, the more representatives it has in the parliament.
So, SOPA in Norway would likely have come from the top (prime minister) to be voted for or against in parliament.
I feel a bit ignorant asking this, but how are laws thought up and passed in the US?
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Basically the way it works here is a bill would be proposed by members of one of the two houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and The Senate). Each house has a somewhat different way of doing things but basically the bill is introduced and voted on, and if it passes, it goes to the other house for voting. If it passes in
that house, it goes through a little review process and then is sent to the president, who has ten days to either sign it or veto it. If he signs it, it becomes law. If he vetoes it, it goes back to Congress, who then have the option to rework the bill or vote to override the president's veto.