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These Hidden Provisions in [Trump's] Budget Bill Undermine Our Democracy

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"Most attention on [President Trump's] budget bill has centered around issues like the tax code, Medicaid and immigration. However, there is a lot more hidden in the House’s reconciliation proposal, including two provisions Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has identified that would severely harm voters and threaten the rule of law. 

"The first of these outrageous policies buried in Section 70302 of the legislation would severely restrict federal courts' authority to hold government officials in contempt if they violate judicial orders...

"The second problematic provision found within Section 43201(c) of the House reconciliation bill would impose a 10-year ban on the enforcement of all state and local laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI), including rules for AI's use in political campaigns and elections."

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Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, (more...)
 

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