Rob Zerban For Congress

On the heels of this news, Paul Ryan has announced he will not support SOPA legislation. After receiving large contributions from pro-SOPA interests, Paul Ryan was put on the defensive. Rob Zerban lent his full and early support to the independent effort to stop this legislation, and joined the movement to stop this online on sites including Facebook, Twitter, and the online community of Reddit. Zerban's efforts received the attention of many online, especially the Reddit community, resulting in significant unexpected contributions and thousands of new volunteers and supporters.

Paul Ryan's decision, as a partisan leader and head of the Budget Committee, to back away from legislation actively pursued by another Republican Committee Chair, is a major accomplishment. Americans organized online and achieved significant policy impact in very little time. It showed even a high and mighty leader, considered by many as extreme, realizes he is accountable to the public through their online efforts.

Rob Zerban said, "Paul Ryan has bowed to public pressure and decided to join me in opposing SOPA legislation, which endangers our freedoms online. This legislation is clearly contrary to the will of the people, and thousands of people helped get that message through to Paul Ryan. I realize I am a partner in this effort with the public and I am not claiming credit for this. The American people rallied behind this effort and my position, and they got results. This process of Americans using their free speech online to reform government happened only because of the important role of online communication and free speech in our society, exactly what SOPA is threatening. We made history today by proving the power of the internet to hold even mighty and extreme partisan leaders accountable. This is the end for party bosses like Paul Ryan, and the beginning of the people, and their representatives, having a strong voice in our Congress. I look forward to continuing to work with anyone willing to fix our government, in this district, and online."