More Pretended Legislation Advanced From Senate Judiciary Committee To End Private Messaging

Once again, this is a demonstration of a non-government, but rather outright tyranny.  The Senate Judiciary Committee has now advanced a bill that would end private messaging.  Yes, you heard me right.  They are doing that which they are not authorized to do in the kingdom of God under King Jesus nor even by the laws they claim to uphold in the US Constitution.

Reclaim the Net reports:

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for the third time to advance the controversial EARN IT Act to the floor. The bill would require online platforms to scan messages and other content for harmful or illegal material, essentially banning end-to-end encryption and ending privacy for law-abiding Americans.

Watch our video on it here.

The bill will soon be put to a vote in the Senate.

Following pushback, the sponsors of the EARN IT Act added language that appears to protect encryption. However, the language still allows for “client-side scanning,” which violates privacy by sending data from users’ devices to law-enforcement before the message is encrypted.

Some senators have raised concerns about the bill.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) raised concerns about the client-side scanning loophole and even provided the bill’s sponsors with suggestions. However, his suggestions were not debated or adopted by the Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) argued that the bill would have a negative impact on the security of vulnerable people and reminded lawmakers that they should be promoting cybersecurity instead of weakening it.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) requested to enter into record a letter by a coalition of over 130 activist organizations opposing the bill.

There appears to be just enough bipartisan pushback against the bill that it may not pass.

It is government’s job to punish evildoers, as defined in the law of God, and justify the righteous.  It is not their responsibility to tell men whether they may engage in private conversations or not.  If the people of God would only turn to King Jesus and repent of our wickedness, we would see mighty results.  Are we ready to do that yet, or will we need more of the judgments of God (Psalm 9:16) to bring us into compliance with His kingdom mandates?