Justin Amash(@justinamash):Forty-seven members of Congress skipped the vote on the KIDS Act, which establishes the infrastructure for mass surveillance of Americans online. This bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass, so just 17 more no votes could have sunk it! A couple members might have a legit excuse, but 47? No way. They bailed to avoid going on the record, even at the cost of furthering the surveillance state.

Justin Amash

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Orthodox Christian • Hayekian individualist • libertarian-republican • constitutional conservative • classical liberal • member of Congress, 2011–2021

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Justin Amash@justinamash

2026.06.30 02:42

Forty-seven members of Congress skipped the vote on the KIDS Act, which establishes the infrastructure for mass surveillance of Americans online. This bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass, so just 17 more no votes could have sunk it! A couple members might have a legit excuse, but 47? No way. They bailed to avoid going on the record, even at the cost of furthering the surveillance state.