Calling out SESTA Propaganda for what it is (pizzagate)

submitted ago by lawrieraja

I saw a piece of infuriating propaganda posted on /politics today regarding the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act and posted this rebuttal to call it out: https://voat.co/v/politics/2142156

Relates to PG as it pertains to legislative efforts to reign in some of the immunities claimed by trash such as Backpage. There are some blatant lies being pushed to generate grassroots momentum against SESTA and I am hoping readers on this sub can help continue to spread the truth.

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lawrieraja ago

I will explore further but I think the logic is flawed. I we accept that states have a long history of trying to enact broad censorship laws in the name of sex trafficking then it follows that states will continue trying to enact laws in the name of sex trafficking, regardless of whether the amendment is passed or not.

Ultimately we have no control over what states can and cannot do with their sovereign power but isn't that exactly the point of the tenth amendment?

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

I still fail to see how state power is a bad thing. It is a basic tenet of the Constitution. It our country is so far gone that we are struck by fear at the thought of 'runaway states' abusing a sex trafficking clause for nefarious pursuits of mass censorship then it is a depressing day indeed. To me that seems like a fear tactic.