“Imagine an Internet geek running for office, perhaps none too seriously, on a platform saying: "If elected, I will insert 'The Internet is for Porn' into the congressional hearing record, which will be preserved as an official public document for all time."”

— Jared Polis

Whatever his motivations, Polis did just that.
news.cnet.com, CNET News, 'Internet is for Porn' pops up during House SOPA debate, Declan McCullagh, December 16, 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57344507-281/internet-is-for-porn-pops-up-during-house-sopa-debate/,
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