Well, my horrible State House representative is at it again.
A Texas lawmaker is pushing to ban social media for
anyone under the age of 18.
And no, I'm not exaggerating.
This is HB 896 in this current session right now.
Everyone under the age of 18 from all social media
outlets.
Let's put that into perspective real quick.
A 17-year-old, a 16-year-old can drive their car 60 miles
an hour down the highway, but they're not allowed to
have basic freedom of speech on social media.
And when confronted by this, this is what he had
to say.
And what do you say to parents who feel like
it's their job to decide what their kids can do
and cannot do and and not the government?
Again, I would say that this isn't new.
You know, we would say that every American has uh
Second Amendment rights, but we don't allow eight-year-olds to go
in and buy handguns.
It's kind of disgusting to basically say that this is
here to protect children.
I mean, these teenagers, these 16-year-olds, 17-year-olds, they're used to
having this platform for communication, and we're about to take
their voices away.
We're about to take away their freedom of speech.
If someone out there who's 16, 17 year old, 14
year old is seeking mental help because let's say they're
suicidal, how are they supposed to communicate now that now
that we've silenced their voices?
So come next election cycle.
I want you guys to remember this.
This is his actions.
This is how Jared Patterson works, okay?
When it comes to your parents' choice, you don't have
any choice.
He doesn't want you to be able to choose whether
or not your kid can go on social media or
not.
He wants to make that choice for you.
This is not parental choice at all because you don't
get to choose.