Originally Posted by
WHBM
Whatever the views, it's now only nine weeks to the introduction of the new requirement, less holiday shutdown time, and we haven't seen any sign (I am aware) that the US government is even starting to move to give the exemption. I presume it has to be given before the cutoff date - all the initial discussion was based on this.
I think a lot is going to depend on the makeup of the next Congress. Since it is likely to be a Republican majority and many Republican Representative seem to have unusually flexible ethical boundaries I fully expect Boing will get an 11 hour reprieve. How the other world regulatory authorities react will be interesting to see...