by Wendi Strauch Mahoney at Uncover DC
If you yearn for more terrifying government intrusion into your life, then the “Restrict Act” is the bill for you. Clue number one, this bill is poorly conceived and exemplifies dangerous government overreach with its endorsement by Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan.
Translated, Sullivan applauds the idea that Americans cannot make good decisions regarding their internet choices related to all devices, virtual (VPNs) or otherwise, in their homes. Also, the Secretary of Commerce, who the President appoints, will be in charge of the “systematic framework” to track your devices and “certain transactions” and then penalize those who step out of line. All in the name of national security risks—sound familiar?
However, in truth, this bill, sponsored by Senators Mark Warner and John Thune, would fundamentally alter freedoms related to the ways Americans use the internet—with intrusive consequences similar to the abuses seen after the introduction of the Patriot Act…
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