The Restrict Act, first introduced by Senator Mark Warner (D), Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on March 7th, 2023, is a piece of legislation that, in broad terms, would grant the government the power to determine who or what is a foreign adversary to our country, and what type of restrictions we may place upon them. This bill has proved to have hardly any set criteria to determine what IS a foreign adversary, and HOW and through what means the government may enact its power to restrict said, foreign adversaries. The concern then arises… 

 

What is the criteria for determining who or what a foreign adversary is?

 

Who can be considered a foreign adversary? What actions would an entity have to take in order to be considered a foreign adversary? 

 

What restriction would the government place upon these foreign adversaries?

 

And how does/will the government restrict our foreign adversaries without infringing or restricting the rights of its citizens? 

 

Will the people have a say on the criteria/determination of points I. and II.?

 

If not, WHO will determine the criteria, and will they be elected officials?

 

Will the government restrict communication to and from foreign adversaries, meaning content on apps that is sourced from foreign adversaries?

 

If so, is this not censorship, and how does that pertain to our constitutional rights?

 

Senator Moran, when addressing the Restrict Act, fails to address the “adversarial forces” which are going to make it “difficult for America's future.” Moran fails to address how this bill proposes to stop data collection from foreign adversaries, and he ultimately fails to address or even acknowledge how restrictions placed upon “adversaries' will not, by default, place unconstitutional restrictions on American Citizens. 

 

Data Brokers are located all around the United States and are known to harvest and sell American Data. 

 

In the Restrict Act, the bill states that the Department of Commerce, a committee that is not elected by the people, would “identify information and communications technology products that a foreign adversary has any interest in, or poses an unacceptable risk to national security.”

 

The very first oath a congress member must take, states that you, who was put into his position by the people FOR the people, MUST uphold the constitution. It is your obligation, defined by the very document which placed you in this position of power, to exercise said power to protect the people, and their rights. The Restrict Act is undoubtedly, in its current state, a violation of our constitution, it infringes upon the rights of the American people by giving the government the power to prohibit the use of any apps, technology, or dialogue that they deem to be a foreign adversary while failing to define what is a foreign adversary. We the People have already been identifed as enemies by the Federal government, the FBI, and other rogue assets in the American Intelligence Community who have been propagandizing and gaslighting us at the cost of the lives of our children, our national security, and the future of humanity as a whole. 

 

We as a people say NO to this act, and we do not consent to this legislation.