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Not the US government, republicans and one random house dem that seems to hate technology.
The bill has 21 Democrats as cosponsors (22 Republicans). Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1409/cosponsors
oMg boTh sIdeS aRe nOt tHe sAmE.... except for when it comes to eroding freedoms
Whose the Dem?
Blumenthal, of course.
What about the other 20?
Why do say of course?
He's always the one giving a 'bipartisan' veneer to these awful bills. Here's one trying to end encryption, which he co-sponsored with Lindsey Graham
WTF then he isn't a Democrat if he co authoring bills with Graham.