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SB25-086 tramples the Constitution in
the name of control

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Posted By: Christopher L, 4/3/2025 3:07:46 PM

In our political age where virtue signaling often masquerades as policymaking, Colorado Senate Bill 25-086, charmingly titled Protections for Users of Social Media, stands as a masterclass in misdirection. Behind its disarming language and so-called concern for user safety lies a deeply troubling expansion of government power—one that threatens to obliterate the digital boundary between individual freedom and state surveillance. Let me be frank: SB25-086 is not about protection—it’s about control.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: mc squared 4/3/2025 3:20:59 PM (No. 1926147)
A digital red flag law conducted by businesses.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 4/3/2025 3:22:56 PM (No. 1926149)
Unconstitutional.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: whyyeseyec 4/3/2025 3:24:02 PM (No. 1926150)
Let's be clear, it's not that this Colorado law 'could' be abused, it's that this law 'will' be abused. Abuse of the citizenry is the purpose. Whoever authored this legislation needs to be fired, and publicly ridiculed.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: franq 4/3/2025 6:41:21 PM (No. 1926247)
I agree with the author. Similar to COVID, the government is having private industry do the dirty work. Remember, instead of the Fed mandate the vax, they reilied on employers to threaten termination for non compliance. This Internet "protection" bill works the same way.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: chumley 4/3/2025 7:00:43 PM (No. 1926266)
This is the result when you buy into the lie that The Constitution isn't absolute. It most certainly is. If the government induces a private entity to violate our rights its the same as if they did it themselves. Kind of Like having England and Israel spy on us and report back what they find (so they dont have to get a warrant).
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