Patriot, When the government pushes a bill to “protect you,” know you’re about to give up freedoms that you’ll never, ever get back. Congress lurched into action last week to RAM radical legislation through the House which would effectively ban TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in America. I may not be a fan of TikTok myself, much less a user of the platform, but banning it takes us down a very, very dangerous path. Congress rushed to pass this anti-liberty bill through committee before the public had even heard of the bill. The bill was introduced last Tuesday, passed out of committee last Thursday, and faces a vote on the House floor tomorrow. The last time a “TikTok ban” was proposed, the actual bill – the RESTRICT Act – actually would have shut down free speech on the Internet altogether. Thanks to your mobilization, the RESTRICT Act was defeated. But now, this new bill is the RESTRICT Act in disguise. The president will be given the power to ban websites, not just apps. The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) website host or App Store, not the “foreign adversary” – which means the law will be used to control American entities, not Chinese entities. Those who want to ban TikTok claim they want to protect Americans’ data from China. But those same politicians have done NOTHING to stop federal bureaucrats from illegally spying on you and me when American companies – social media companies like Facebook, your cable provider, your cell phone company – sell our private data to them. The new legislation – which flatly states it would ban TikTok in the United States unless the company is sold – is flagrantly unconstitutional. It establishes a dangerous precedent that Congress – or the president – could simply ban companies they don’t like. Banning TikTok would be a boon to its competitors, such as Facebook. This is the government picking winners and losers, against the opinion of the American people who have the right to use whatever social media apps they choose. This bill is rushing through Congress and there may be a vote in the House as soon as tomorrow. Send a message to your representative and senators right now! They are scrambling to pass this law this week because they know opposition is rapidly mounting, including from TikTok’s 150 million-plus American users. And Congress is looking to ram this bill through despite other bigger priorities like a budget and FISA Section 702 reform. But they are dead set on banning TikTok instead. In an official email, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) referred to TikTok’s defense of its obvious business interests as a “propaganda campaign.” Scalise even called the outpouring of opposition to the bill which overwhelmed congressional phone lines a “national security concern.” He implied Americans calling in opposition to the bill were victims of foreign propaganda! Patriot, when our elected representatives accuse their own constituents of being brainwashed for having contacted them, we have a serious problem. We at Campaign for Liberty will not be bullied, browbeaten, or smeared in defense of our rights as Americans to oppose dangerous, censorious legislation. But we need every patriot to do their part. Click here to send your directive to your U.S. Senators and Representative in Congress, telling them to vote NO on H.R. 7521. This is a fast-moving event in Washington, D.C. right now.
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