I wrote a draft of my concerns then used AI to clean it up. Here is the result.
Dear Senator, I am writing to express my concerns about the recent legislation aimed at banning TikTok. While I agree that action should be taken to address how TikTok's algorithm impacts our children, the rushed decision to ban it raises broader issues. This legislation risks punishing U.S. citizens with severe penalties, including loss of access to information and disproportionate prison sentences for accessing banned sites or apps.
The vague terms allowing the President to ban any site or app could lead to widespread censorship, as seen with Covid vaccine and Hunter Biden Laptop narratives. It appears that TikTok is being targeted due to its independence from collusion with Big Tech platforms for censorship. This move could set a precedent for controlling other platforms that resist such censorship. I urge you to reconsider supporting this legislation, as it threatens fundamental freedoms and sets a dangerous precedent for online censorship. Your vote on this matter will influence my decision in the next election. Thank you for your attention to this important issue. Sincerely,
[Your Name]
That sounds reasonable to me. I'd even believe someone saying it was 12 felonies per day on average with all the new laws and regulations that get added to the federal register.
Literally nobody on the planet actually knows every law on the books. The Federal Register as of 2023 had 90402 pages of laws and regulations published over that year and best I could find on the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is 200,000+ pages there. There is so much law and regulation on everything in America that I'm probably somehow guilty of a felony for just breathing air right now.
Anyway, if that Bill gets passed, we could end up charged with a felony if we visit site A (not a criminal offense to go here) and it had a redirect to site B (criminal offense) which your super helpful and efficient browser ( following the standards of internet https protocol) will automatically direct you to site B without you agreeing or even being aware it happened. But now you are communicating with a site that runs afoul of this new law and you get a felony, jail time and a fine.
I wrote a draft of my concerns then used AI to clean it up. Here is the result.
Dear Senator, I am writing to express my concerns about the recent legislation aimed at banning TikTok. While I agree that action should be taken to address how TikTok's algorithm impacts our children, the rushed decision to ban it raises broader issues. This legislation risks punishing U.S. citizens with severe penalties, including loss of access to information and disproportionate prison sentences for accessing banned sites or apps.
The vague terms allowing the President to ban any site or app could lead to widespread censorship, as seen with Covid vaccine and Hunter Biden Laptop narratives. It appears that TikTok is being targeted due to its independence from collusion with Big Tech platforms for censorship. This move could set a precedent for controlling other platforms that resist such censorship. I urge you to reconsider supporting this legislation, as it threatens fundamental freedoms and sets a dangerous precedent for online censorship. Your vote on this matter will influence my decision in the next election. Thank you for your attention to this important issue. Sincerely, [Your Name]
So I've heard it said over the years that the average American commits 3 felonies a day (unknowingly and rarely enforced).
It's looking like if they pass S 686, we might have to change that statistic to the average American commits 1 felony per every 3 seconds.
Last I was aware I thought it was between 5-6 counting technical violations of State Law.
That sounds reasonable to me. I'd even believe someone saying it was 12 felonies per day on average with all the new laws and regulations that get added to the federal register.
Literally nobody on the planet actually knows every law on the books. The Federal Register as of 2023 had 90402 pages of laws and regulations published over that year and best I could find on the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is 200,000+ pages there. There is so much law and regulation on everything in America that I'm probably somehow guilty of a felony for just breathing air right now.
Anyway, if that Bill gets passed, we could end up charged with a felony if we visit site A (not a criminal offense to go here) and it had a redirect to site B (criminal offense) which your super helpful and efficient browser ( following the standards of internet https protocol) will automatically direct you to site B without you agreeing or even being aware it happened. But now you are communicating with a site that runs afoul of this new law and you get a felony, jail time and a fine.
Yet the let criminal out within moments of capture.