Patriot,

I hope you saw Dr. Paul's about the dangerous RESTRICT Act
earlier today. I'm forwarding it (below) in case you missed it.

Since his message went out to you, there have been more
disturbing details coming out I need to tell you about.

And then, if you haven't already, please take action.
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Far too often, bills and resolutions pass the House or Senate by
"unanimous consent."

This means that unless a single representative or senator vocally
objects to a bill on the floor, the bill is considered passed by
that house of Congress. Often these unanimous consent bills pass
with only one or two members present in the chamber.

And that's just what Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) tried to do
yesterday . . . after news of this authoritarian bill started
getting out.

Hawley presented a watered-down version of the "RESTRICT Act" and
tried to circumvent the normal process so he could ram it through
before anyone knew what was happening.

Fortunately, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) objected to the unanimous
consent and stopped Hawley's scheme in its tracks.

Hawley railed against the Chinese government spying on Americans
. . . yet he doesn't appear to have a problem with the U.S.
government spying on innocent Americans and throwing them in
prison if the current administration doesn't like what they say.

Patriot, this issue isn't about TikTok. This issue is about our
freedom!

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a cosponsor of the RESTRICT ACT, was
asked about his support for the bill in an interview.

"Did the United States Senate just say we are going to protect
you from China by spying on you?"

Graham replied, "I don't think I support the RESRICT Act" . . .
despite being listed as a co-sponsor!

Again, this issue isn't about TikTok. This issue is about our
freedom! But some statists like Hawley and Graham and the others
signing on as co-sponsors seem hellbent on rushing this bill
through as fast as they possibly can.

Congress is simply using TikTok as a "boogeyman" so they can
deflect their own culpability for America's surveillance state.

It is critical you take action on this important issue - right
now.

Click here to sign your petition and be sure to alert your
friends and family before it's too late.
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John


Patriot,

This week, something incredible happened.

A bill called the "RESTRICT Act" was set to sail through
Congress, innocuously referred to as a bill to "ban TikTok," the
Chinese-owned social network which is now the most popular in the
world.

The moment seemed perfect for consensus in Washington. . .

. . . Against the backdrop of growing concern about social media
in general and TikTok in particular, a visit by Chinese President
Xi Jinping to Moscow kicked the entire political and media
establishment into overdrive to punish China in any way possible.


But then, people discovered what the bill would actually do . . .
and the truth spread like wildfire.

What is the RESTRICT Act?

. . . It's the most terrifying piece of legislation in years, if
not the most terrifying piece of legislation ever introduced in
American history.

It would give the government the ability to target anyone they
deem as a national security risk - regular people like you and me
- and allow them to remotely access every piece of electronics we
own, from our computers and cell phones to the camera on the
front porch.

And if they find you in violation, they can seize your property,
fine you one million dollars, and imprison you for 20 years.
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Don't expect a fair trial, either. The RESTRICT Act limits
judicial review to the notoriously corrupt and partisan D.C.
Circuit Court.

And you couldn't raise a defense for the rules being issued in
violation of the Administrative Procedures Act. Relevant agency
actions are exempt from review.

In other words, they can write the rules and hold them against
you before you could have even heard of them.

Oh - and everything they do is exempt from the Freedom of
Information Act, so they will do it all in secret.

On a recent episode of The Liberty Report, I agreed the RESTRICT
Act is "the Patriot Act on Steroids."

This is not hyperbole. If anything, it exaggerates the power of
steroids.

The RESTRICT Act would allow the Biden administration to control
speech on the Internet, under threat of being federally
prosecuted for a 20-year felony.

The government would be allowed to ban apps if any of its users
were believed to have conducted "foreign interference in American
elections."

Note that "foreign interference in American elections" was the
tagline for the fraudulent campaign, perpetrated by the
Washington establishment and its cronies in mass media, to
delegitimize the Trump presidency.

But in case that wasn't sufficiently vague and overbroad, the
bill even says it can force social media companies to censor
their users if their speech appeared to be "trying to steer
policy in a foreign government's favor."

So, if you're using Facebook, Twitter, or ANY platform to speak
in a manner the government deems "steering policy decisions in a
foreign government's favor" - like, say, opposing the U.S. proxy
war against Russia in Ukraine - the government could force these
platforms to ban you. . . and much, much worse!

Because you might be opposed to U.S. involvement in the war in
Ukraine, the United States government can seize your property,
fine you one million dollars, and imprison you for 20 years.

This is nothing less than the complete destruction of the First
Amendment. This bill would give the government express power to
control public speech.

I may not be a fan of TikTok, much less a user of the platform,
but banning it takes us down a very, very dangerous path.

And given everything we have seen from the government recently -
banning the sitting president from Twitter, censoring the truth
about Covid, vaccines, the Biden family's corrupt dealings, and
on and on - you can be absolutely CERTAIN this unconstitutional
and authoritarian power will be abused with you and me as the
clear targets.

Patriot, it truly is heartening to see how rapidly huge numbers
of the American people, from all parts of the political spectrum,
discovered the truth about this most dangerous piece of
legislation and are speaking out against it.

But politicians, not public opinion, make policy, and that's why
it's absolutely critical you contact Congress RIGHT NOW and
DEMAND they vote NO on the RESTRICT Act, which would utterly
eviscerate the First Amendment.
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Think of it! Ordinarily, they give the most pernicious, most
dangerous bills misleading names.

• Spy on Americans? Call it the "PATRIOT" Act!
• Tax, spend, and inflate? Call it the "Inflation Reduction"
Act!
• Universal Gun Registration? Call it the "SAFE" Act! (New
York did.)

This time, they just came out and said it: The RESTRICT Act would
close your airway and STRANGLE free speech in America.

The "RESTRICT" Act would not just destroy free speech on social
media. . .

It would destroy Free Speech in America - period.

It's our patriotic duty to speak out . . . while we still CAN.

Certainly, that means spreading the word, Patriot.

You can help your Campaign for Liberty get the word out by simply
forwarding this email widely.

But it's absolutely critical you click here and voice your
opposition to the RESTRICT Act, and DEMAND your senators vote NO.


Right now, your legislators in D.C. are wondering: How many of
them know what this is really about?

We need to prove to them that this tyrannical scheme has been
exposed.
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This is a fast-moving event in Washington right now.

Please send your directive to Congress immediately. We never
disclose your personal information to anyone and only include
your name and city in communications to Congress.

This is a fight we can win, right now!

After you've sent your directive to Congress to defeat the
RESTRICT Act, please make your most generous contribution to
Campaign for Liberty to help us inform and mobilize more patriots
to save Free Speech.
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Because it's not enough to know the truth: we must act to defeat
this dangerous legislation, right now. And the more people we can
reach with your support, the more we can bring this tyrannical
power grab to a crashing halt!

Thanks for all you do for Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman
Campaign for Liberty

P.S. This dangerous bill is moving through Congress RIGHT NOW,
just as the people are discovering what it's really about.

Don't hesitate - Send your directive RIGHT NOW!
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