Patriot, Several months ago, you stopped a horrible censorship bill dead in its tracks. Thanks to your petitions, emails, and phone calls, a radical online censorship scheme called the RESTRICT Act, which had been expected to sail through Congress and be signed into law, never got off the ground in the U.S. Senate. But now, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), has doubled down on pushing its passage, and sources in D.C. are reporting he plans to try to slip it into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 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. Thanks to your efforts, the momentum for this dangerous bill was stopped cold a couple of months ago. But just days ago, Senator Warner bitterly complained that opposition to his censorship scheme “slowed a bit of our momentum” and blamed “aggressive lobbying” for halting its passage. What actually happened was grassroots Americans like you discovered how dangerous the bill would be. That’s why Washington politicians are looking to sneak the bill into the NDAA as an amendment. Tell your senators right now: OPPOSE the RESTRICT Act, whether as a stand-alone bill or as an amendment to the NDAA! 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 this dangerous bill be kept OUT of the NDAA! This is nothing less than the complete destruction of the First Amendment. This bill would give the government express power to control public speech. Disguised as an “anti-TikTok” bill, what the RESTRICT Act would actually do is strangle free speech. You may not be a fan of TikTok, but the RESTRICT Act isn’t really about TikTok. The bill actually says the government would be allowed to ban ANY app 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. And in case that wasn’t sufficiently vague and overbroad, the bill even says it can force social media companies to censor 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 in Ukraine – the government could force these platforms to ban you . . . and much, much worse! There is a plot afoot to sneak the RESTRICT Act into the NDAA. And you and I must act quickly to squash this latest attempt to chip away at the Constitution. The House approved their version of the NDAA last week, and the Senate is expected to vote as early as this week before leaving for the rest of the summer. By sending your directive to your U.S. Senators right now, you can blow the whistle on this scheme and stop the RESTRICT Act once again! And after you send your directive, please consider chipping in a contribution to Campaign for Liberty to help us mobilize more patriots to defend the First Amendment. When politicians in Washington receive your directives, the first thing they ask is: “How many people are upset about this?” Every bit of support we receive helps us reach more people, generate more outcry, and answer this question more powerfully. We know in these difficult times, our supporters can’t afford to make large contributions every time we ask, but every bit does help. So if you agree the mobilization of patriots on the critical issues we engage in every week is worthwhile, please consider supporting our effort with a contribution, which will magnify our ability and ongoing efforts to defend the Constitution and Bill of Rights. For Liberty, John McCardell Executive Director, Campaign for Liberty P.S. Just days ago, Senator Mark Warner, sponsor of the RESTRICT Act which you and I stopped cold recently, bitterly complained that opposition to his censorship scheme “slowed a bit of our momentum” and blamed “aggressive lobbying” for halting its passage. What actually happened was grassroots Americans like you discovered how dangerous the bill would be. That’s why Washington politicians are looking to sneak the bill into the NDAA as an amendment. Tell your senators right now: OPPOSE the RESTRICT Act, whether as a stand-alone bill or as an amendment to the NDAA! And after you send your directive, please consider chipping in a contribution to Campaign for Liberty to help us mobilize more patriots to defend the First Amendment. If you’d prefer to donate via PayPal, please click here. Join Ron Paul’s Patriot Club with a monthly
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