HB 29-45: Sticking a Middle Finger to Big Brother Act (IMMEDIATE FINAL VOTE)

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Sticking a Middle Finger to Big Brother Act

Be it enacted in both houses of Congress assembled,

Section 1. Saving Face
a. A "facial recognition camera" is any camera which includes a feature to recognize a person's face.
b. All facial recognition cameras, with the following exceptions, are hereby banned in the Republic of Atlasia.
  i. Smartphones, tablets, and other personal, mobile devices not permanently mounted to a surface shall be exempt from this law.
c. "Permanently mounted" is defined as any electronic device that ceases to function if unplugged from a power outlet
d Owners of such devices shall have until July 1, 2021 to dispose of them.
e. Owners may report the exact model to a government website where they will be sent directions to their local police station.
f. Local police stations will collect cameras that are brought to them and provide reimbursement for the value of when the model first reached the public market, adjusted for inflation. These cameras will be turned over to the federal government at once.
g. Manufacturers of such devices shall immediately cease production of all such devices. They shall be reimbursed for the costs of their stockpile using current market price if they turn their stockpile over to the federal government.
h. Any person or entity found in violation of parts 2(c) and 2(d) may be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, and shall have such device confiscated.
i. Any police department which fails to turn over cameras received will lose 50% of it's federal funding for a minimum of one fiscal year.

Section 2. Cur-phew
a. "Curfew laws" are defined as all laws prohibiting people of any age group, or in general, from being in public areas during a certain time (usually at night), outside of a state of emergency as declared by either the President or local authorities.
b. Any jurisdiction that passes curfew laws shall lose federal funding
c. All persons cited for violating curfew laws shall have their records expunged.

Passed 5-2-1-1 in the House assembled
People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0-1-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

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As this bill was amended in the Senate it proceeds to immediate final vote. 72 hours.

[Dr. MB]

aye

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

Aye

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Nay

[Joseph Cao]

This is … at the very least … not unconstitutional. Not that I don't still have my issues with it.

Abstain.

[Continential]

aye

[lfromnj]

Nay I can understand the police ban but not at a private level.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[Talleyrand]

Aye

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The amended bill passes 5-2-1-1.

Will transmit to White House shortly.