User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-3242795-20120118025659/@comment-4625146-20120118032953

You seem to be overlooking the complexities of the Congressional system. There could be a filibuster in the Senate. Either bill could be delayed by a variety of mechanisms and tactics. It's an incredibly complex system. "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."