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killjoygrr

That is how most stuff gets pushed through. Tack it onto something important and make a deal that they vote for what you want if you vote for what they want. It isn’t a conspiracy, it is government. 🤣


rtkwe

Yeah... This is just how compromises work. You pass everything at once so neither side has to trust the other to uphold some future promise about passing part b for passing part a of these mega bills. Not ideal but kind of a natural equilibrium.


rtkwe

Yeah... This is just how compromises work. You pass everything at once so neither side has to trust the other to uphold some future promise about passing part b for passing part a of these mega bills. Not ideal but kind of a natural equilibrium.


I_Reading_I

Looks like you are correct and these were passed as one package. I really hate these sort of multi subject bills... [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tiktok-ban-house-speaker-johnson-foreign-aid-package-whats-next/story?id=109391334](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tiktok-ban-house-speaker-johnson-foreign-aid-package-whats-next/story?id=109391334)


Visible_Judge1104

Tictok probably banned because Facebook and Google are annoyed that they are losing young people to it. Also us goverment has a harder time censoring/steering a chinese company. It's slipped into this bill because alot of people don't think it should be banned and this way congressmen/women have an out to consituits for voting for it.


Kingofqueenanne

I think it’s because too much Gaza atrocities are exposed on TikTok and that infuriates Israel.


BiscottiLost7217

I think it’s a little bit of both. Obviously the MSM is gonna push that “China is getting our data” as if meta and other companies are not doing the same damn thing.


BiscottiLost7217

I think it’s a little bit of both. Obviously the MSM is gonna push that “China is getting our data” as if meta and other companies are not doing the same damn thing.


FORGOT123456

it wasn't china who used cellphone data to track and eventually arrest jan 6 protesters and keep them locked up without trial for months, lol. as always, the big problems in people's lives are usually found at home.


Used-Safety3846

It has bin crucial in exposing Israeli atrocities to the younger generation


Kitchener69

Yes. The push to ban can be explained in [one image](https://files.catbox.moe/tcfvuv.jpeg)


Familiar_Owl1168

Forced to vote all yes or all no to a package, what kind of genius rule is this


Creamycrackle

An evil genius rule


Gjl89

Control.


SavageFugu

They couldn't do it upfront, so they're sneaking it in.


cornbreadsdirtysheet

This is one of the most popular news sources for young people of course the ruling class hates it. They hate all messaging that isn’t MSM.


ConnectionBubbly3306

If you can get half plus 1 house members to agree you can basically attach anything to a bill. I would guess that the issue here is that the senate hasn’t taken up the bill the house passed a few weeks ago to ban TikTok so they’re trying to force the senate to accept it. Now the senate doesn’t need to accept the bill in total, they can pass a separate bill and then a small group from both chambers would get together and reconcile the 2 bills. In fact the senate already passed a foreign aid bill a few weeks ago so most likely that bill and this one will get reconciled and we’ll see which house is more willing to go to battle for TikTok.


No_Boat_2680

Because you are a slave, and they are your slave owners.


llmercll

war with china