SOPA and PIPA lost 3 co-sponsors this afternoon, presumably in response to the blackout protests by many prominent internet sites such as Reddit and Wikipedia. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) withdrew his co-sponsorship of PIPA while Reps. Lee Terry (R-NE) and Ben Quayle (R-AZ) did the same for SOPA in the House. To explain why he withdrew his support, Sen. Rubio states on his Facebook page that while he maintains a “strong interest in stopping online piracy that cost Florida jobs,” that we “must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.” His statement came in response to overwhelming feedback he received from his Floridian constituents, and further goes on to encourage his colleague Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to stop from rushing this bill to the Senate floor.