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Well, my horrible State House representative
is at it again.

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A Texas lawmaker is pushing to ban social
media for

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anyone under the age of 18.

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And no, I'm not exaggerating.

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This is HB 896 in this current session right
now.

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Everyone under the age of 18 from all social
media

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outlets.

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Let's put that into perspective real quick.

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A 17-year-old, a 16-year-old can drive their
car 60 miles

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an hour down the highway, but they're not
allowed to

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have basic freedom of speech on social media.

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And when confronted by this, this is what he
had

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to say.

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And what do you say to parents who feel like

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it's their job to decide what their kids can
do

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and cannot do and and not the government?

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Again, I would say that this isn't new.

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You know, we would say that every American has
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Second Amendment rights, but we don't allow
eight-year-olds to go

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in and buy handguns.

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It's kind of disgusting to basically say that
this is

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here to protect children.

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I mean, these teenagers, these 16-year-olds,
17-year-olds, they're used to

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having this platform for communication, and
we're about to take

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their voices away.

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We're about to take away their freedom of
speech.

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If someone out there who's 16, 17 year old, 14

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year old is seeking mental help because let's
say they're

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suicidal, how are they supposed to communicate
now that now

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that we've silenced their voices?

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So come next election cycle.

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I want you guys to remember this.

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This is his actions.

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This is how Jared Patterson works, okay?

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When it comes to your parents' choice, you
don't have

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any choice.

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He doesn't want you to be able to choose
whether

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or not your kid can go on social media or

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not.

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He wants to make that choice for you.

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This is not parental choice at all because you
don't

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get to choose.