Posted on 05/20/2023 9:54:13 AM PDT by rktman
The Democrat-controlled Senate proposed a new bill to censor and police Americans’ First Amendment rights.
Brought forth by Democrat Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), the “Digital Platform Commission Act (DPCA)” would flag misinformation and hate speech on the internet.
The bill creates a federal agency to do nothing but the mandate and enforce guardrails against people who spread so-called “misinformation,” giving out consequences for information Democrats deem wrong.
The bill would violate the American Constitution.
“It’s past time for a thoughtful and comprehensive approach to regulating digital platforms that have amassed extraordinary power over our economy, society, and democracy,” Bennet said. “We don’t have to choose between letting digital platforms write their own rules, allowing competitors like China and the E.U. write those rules, or leaving it to politicians in Congress. Instead, we should follow the long precedent in American history of empowering an expert body to protect the public interest through common sense rules and oversight for complex and powerful sectors of the economy.”
If passed by Congress, the Federal Digital Platforms Commission would have five commissioners appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The Commission would have the authority to promulgate regulations, impose civil penalties, hold hearings, conduct investigations, and support research.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
"Bennet had staked all his hopes on New Hampshire, holding 50 town hall events there in the 10 weeks leading up to the primary and campaigning exclusively there in the final stretch, even on the night of the Iowa caucuses.But early results showed him with only 0.3 percent of the vote. Write-in candidates had more."
That’s why the permanent political class is so apoplectic about TikTok-it wont cooperate with the NSA and CIA to spy on Americans.
Democrat Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)......douchbag
All the democrats would be in jail. It is not in their DNA to tell the truth.
Will the 51 Intel agents who signed off protecting the Biden crime family from the just results of Hunter’s laptop all be arrested, tried and convicted under this law? Or will it just be those who say masks don’t provide 100% protection?
The new Federal agency will be known as The Ministry of Truth and Love.
-PJ
I once heard of this ancient document called the US Constitution. I wonder what it said about something like this.
Alert for all you blissful grazers & shoulder shruggers...
Hey Mike, will it be “misinformation” to say a man can have a baby?
Who watches the watchers?
This is fund raiser material: “I hate America - You hate America, send me money so I can do something about it.”
The time of May 1945 as the West’s Year Zero is coming to an end.
Minitrue
“If passed by Congress...”
And has not even cleared committee.
Remember that the government was so afraid of Elon Musk owning Twitter that they literally created a real life Ministry of Truth less than a week after he bought it. It was called “The Disinformation Governance Board”
Anytime a government institutes a policy or organization that goes by the title “Truth” it has always proven to be a propaganda machine intended to indoctrinate people to their way of thinking and has nothing to do with The Truth.
Stop stalking me. I have no idea what your little mantra means.
You’ve posted to me multiple times the last few days outside the context of what we were talking about.
I think the country is falling apart and you seem to be content to say nothing is ever done, nothing can be done, all is lost, a complete morale lowering attitude that in the military is not looked on kindly. I called you out on that, sorry if you disagree and didn’t like it. What the heck are YOU doing about it?? Im not saying everything is great, Im saying: assuming the cause is hopeless, insulting fellow conservatives, saying no one is or will fight back is basically saying we should give up. Is that what you want?
Dont ping me again.
Jim Robinsons rules:
“Do not badger other posters. Do not demand an answer. If someone says stop, stop.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3928396/posts?page=1#1
The Ministry of Truth is here.
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