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Senator John Albers is having a bad time in this legislative session. First is his "Hate Crime" Bill which even during Committee hearings received harsh questions and criticism for attempting to legislate morality.
Now comes word of SB 392, also sponsored by Albers, which proposes to make it a Felony to post a meme, a "deepfake", within 90 days of an election.
Citizens are now asking some very direct questions regarding Albers:
Speculation is surfacing that Albers' constituents are now beginning to question his viability to continue in the legislature.
I sat in on the committee hearing on this bill and the discussion was quite robust. Albers was quite earnest about "deep fakes" being a dire threat to election integrity, especially those with the intent to alter election outcomes or deceive voters.
As questions started, it became apparent that the devil was in the details. There were concerns about memes, comedy and satire being misconstrued as election interference and charged as felonies, and how that could be an infringement on free speech.