The Restrict Act is legislation that would limit national security risks by empowering the Department of Commerce to block transactions involving foreign information and communications technology. The Act would make it easier for the U.S. government to ban or force the sale of specific software or equipment from certain countries if they pose an espionage threat. The bill’s proponents cite TikTok as an example of this threat.
What are your thoughts on this Act?
RESTRICT Act Is Orwellian Censorship Grab Disguised As Anti-TikTok Legislation | ZeroHedge
I encourage everyone to do their research, it doesn’t even mention Tik Tok by name even though that is their justification. It is about controlling the next election.
Tucker Carlson on the Effort to Ban TikTok: ‘This Is Not an Effort to Pushback Against China’
Senate Anti-TikTok Bill Is ‘Patriot Act For Technology
The RESTRICT ACT is the Patriot Act on steroids. It is not about TikTok, it is about censorship.
The Digital Iron Curtain: How the RESTRICT Act Threatens to Devastate Privacy and Crush Free Speech Online – The Free Thought Project
if passed, it will be as effective as the war on drugs… while it should be an important and effective rule, the system is just too corrupt .
By the voting numbers who claim the Bill goes beyond, threatens civil liberties and giving too much power to government to surveil US citizens show how ignorant and stupid the American public is.The Bill visably states “FORIEGN” to block transactions involving foreign information and communications technology. U.S. to ban or force the sale of specific software or equipment from certain countries if they pose an espionage threat.
Stupid people! Shows that they only think of themselves.
If the (currently) 5846 people who voted for option #1, would read a large portion of the following comments, they would know all they need to know to say NO!!!!!!!!!, without having to read the bill, itself.
Pass a bill to specifically ban tiktok.
The patriot act was passed after 9/11. It has brought unintended consequences. Who can forget the wholesale abuse of government power under Covid? There is an unholy alliance of globalist/crony capitalist/Communist bad actors. They want to perpetuate themselves in power, destroy America and enslave the American people. There is far too little accountability now, for those abusing the system to destroy those they dislike.
Typical government trojan horse, to censor Americans!
The government has no right to interfere in private communications. NONE!
If TicTok is the problem, deal with TicTok.
This bill is an open end government restriction on commerce and trade, with all generalities.
How are we supposed to know what is throwing the baby out with the bath water and what is not all side lie to us?
Also, the Dept of Commerce should not even EXIST!
I acknowledge the threat from foreign interests but this bill (potential law) will ultimately be weaponized against us law abiding citizens by democratic administrators just as the Patriot Act, etc.
We should all be leery of anything this admin. proposes … it is against everything American. I hope congress can limit all imports from other countries and begin again to manufacture here in the good old US of A. If this treasonist puppet gets “re-elected” our country is gone. I hope the voting system gets revamped and made more secure at least in key states by the next presidential election so that it’s free of fraud and corruption. I don’t understand how some citizens are blind to the fraud of 2020. LET’S GO BRANDON and his corrupt/criminal family.
Chipping at it everyday,
Someone got payed to push this one through.
Do not vote for anything that you do not take time to understand. This proposed bill would remove more of the rights of the people and give even more power to the government.
If — the scope of this government
surveillance power is virtually unlimited, then it should not be passed into law. There are three important issues involved with this Restrict Act , first is the Intelligence/ National Security issue, secondly , the Freedom of Speech, First Amendment issue and then there is the matter that involves the clarity of the language that is used in the legislation , that is, the understanding of what exactly is being proposed in order to protect the first two issues. Those of us who genuinely care about our First Amendment Freedom of Speech rights should reject this Restrict Act at least until the language is straightened out, so that it is absolutely clear that there would not be any infringements on the right of Freedom of Speech as the First Amendment provides for. Legislation that conveys meanings that could be compared to having as many turns as a corkscrew in it’s interpretation is not going to help provide for National Security or Freedom of Speech. Let’s have this very important matter presented to the citizens of the United States of America in the same clear, understandable manner as the Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights of the Constitution were presented.
This bill is seriously dangerous to our liberty because it gives government far too much power to restrict individual American’s rights. Although Tik Tok is a nasty Chinese spy platform, this bill goes way beyond just banning it. This bill is a POWER GRAB in disguise!!!
Tell your congressmen NO to the Restrict Act!
I’m not sure this is the answer but we need to restrict incoming technology and goods from foreign countries. We need to start producing things here at home and stop relying on our enemies. Trump warned us about tiktok. Took Biden how many years to figure it out.
I think the ‘threat’ from TikTok is way overblown. Yes, it has some stuff that I don’t think kids should be watching, but I think the biggest threat is to YouTube, which is owned by Google, which is in the pocket of the democrat party.
We at America Mission are empowering citizens to fight the Restrict Act. It is a freedom killing bill and is a door to control all your digital life and censor you as this government sees fit.
We have info, templates for letters/emails/calls, contact lists and more. See RestrictThis.com.
This legislation opens the door for our Government to take complete control of our right to free speech.Never vote yes on this piece of crap.
Our leaders cannot be trusted with this much power. They have shown us they misuse it for their own political purposes. It is a sad state of affairs but never the less, it is a fact. It is just to much government
It seems that I have, now, a basic opinion on anything coming out of “brandon’s” administration. If it is a Rule, Law and / or proposal, My opinion is Absolutely NO! He, They, have done nothing to make this country better for The American Citizen/Taxpayer. “They” have had reasons/excuses to support whatever “they” have wanted but an analogy might be something like trying to transport water, using a screen as a bucket. I am terribly confused as to why his approval ratings are not in the SINGLE digit range (“One” should understand that there are actually Americans that are Mentally Challenged which would cover the single digit range. I also make the analogy that there are, left wing pinko progressive socialistic communist humans in this country that are walking around with their thumbs in their ears saying, “Naw! Naw! Naw! Don’t confuse Me With FACTS”! ).
You can bet a Leftist dominated Federal government will always look to increase its power and control over us regardless of stated intentions.
I am skeptical about this bill in that our polictial people never tell the public all the facts about the legislation they propose. we get what they want us to here about it but never the other side of the coin.
Why is it that every time the government wants to do something to “protect, or help” the American people it’s always set up with some sort of downside that we’re supposed to live with? In this case, without monitoring transmissions from said foreign governments, how are they going to know what’s being transmitted, and because of that, how much monitoring will it be doing on the American people. I used to trust the government, more or less, but with what’s been happening the last couple of years that trust has dropped to pretty much zero. I do agree that most media sites are pretty much garbage and have become so biased and to a great extent are being used to control what people think and or believe.
This is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Few above 20 years old would be affected by banning TikTok HOWEVER, this bill uses TikTok as an entry point to control EVERYTHING in the cyber world. Today it’s an innocuous and obnoxious social media platform, tomorrow, total control of speech. This is yet another attempt to thwart liberty in the name of “security” and “democracy.” Watch your backs on this one!
the federal govt of the United States is becoming a total dictatorship, it SHOULD DNOT have ANY power over civilians corporations, or “we the people”
The Federal Government is on a quest for total dictatorial power, this and the Fed digital currency are two examples. They must be stopped at all costs or our freedom is lost forever!
Stop this dangerous Bill!
Why do we need a bill to prevent this when common sense should be preventing this situation?
To Little…to Late…
America has already been sold to the highest bidder….
Hope all those people who got rich selling us out get to feel the real pain when America collapses…
Just sayin…
There should be no bill passed that gives an unelected Department to oversee it. That is Government over reach without representation. The restrict act as written is the Patriot Act 2.0 on steroids.
The Government is already stepping on the 1st this Act would squash it.
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In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
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There are two issues in the works here with the Restrict Act , and that is why it is controversial, and why it is
unnecessarily complicated. So, the solution should be obvious, two pieces of legislation are needed, one pertaining to foreign information that could potentially compromise
intelligence — national security and another that pertains to the use of information as it is presented , for what purpose, in the commercial sense , with very clear definitions about who is regulating what , and what content can or should be regulated. The legislation should be clear, straightforward, and not have turns in its interpretation that give it a corkscrew similarity. The application of clear thinking will provide the legislation that will be unambiguous, clear , right and proper for all. In the interest of the United States of America being a country that should set standards for what is right, what is honest and honorable.
I believe that China wants to dominate the world. Covid was a test run. Tik-toc is an attempt to spy on the US citizen and having stunts performed to see how gullible we are such as teens eating tide detergent pods. Some how the difference between amendment rights and national security has to be accomplished without the US citizen loosing by having it’s own government having too much access to our everyday lives
This is another attempt to control information and free speech. They don’t want us making our own decisions regarding technology, especially with regard to social media. The government needs to stop trying to remove the first Amendment covertly.
This legislation MUST NOT pass! It gives the government absolute power to surveil, censor and throw us in jail for anything we say/post that they deem a threat — i.e., anything they perceive as a threat to their power. Do your homework on this and demand of your elected officials to toss this on the legislative garbage heap!
As good and as true as this bill may sound, NOT FOR ONE MINUTE, will I ever trust this current government, the bills it tries to pass, or it’s embracing of Marxism, until we have a convention of States (nice thought!) and put this bureaucratic leadership in orange jumpsuits and behind bars!
Dear God, Trump was right on everything about our deep state and lunatic, dem controlled media (By lunatic dems).
What next, can’t import materials for the manufacture of firearms or gun powder or import steel to make knives, arrow heads or spikes for cross bows? Wake up folks, they want to stop the manufacture of all weapons by stopping the imported parts under the guise of National Security.
This progressive ant-American administration and the global backers of them must be stopped.
Don’t think it’s to late, that’s what they want! Don’t believe all the fake shootings in the media, they are stagged to have us surrender our rights out of fear!
Stop the madness! Long live MAGA!
All governments can NOT be trusted. They will do whatever they want to the highest bidder.
Sounds good, but it would be misused by our liberal government.
The Restrict Act is like the Patriot Act (which should not have been renewed) in that it is only a matter of time before it is used against US citizens.
It restricts Americans more than it restricts foreign governments from infiltrating our country.
Stop foreign ownership of our land.
Stop foreign infiltration of our Universities.
Stop the spies and foreign infiltration from our borders!
Simple vote NO. This poll has too many choices; YES or NO. We vote NO
This gives more power to the federal govt. to censor news media. Just pass a law banning Tik Tok which is used by China to hurt our children and to steal information on Americans.