There's a reason why we say "Pay Attention, America" when other countries try to regulate its citizens within an inch of their lives. If we don't, we wind up with our government looking to disable our cars without us having any say. Starting in 2026, our government will have that power, and at least Rep. Thomas Massie is speaking out about it.

Massie, an early endorser of Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign, is talking about a provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requiring all automakers to install a "kill switch" in cars so that they can be turned off remotely. The excuse is because, we're told, it will help combat drunk driving.

Massie thinks the government can use it for nefarious purposes. If you ask an "independent" "fact" checker, they will tell you Massie makes that claim without evidence. In fact, or "fact," if you ask the government, they will tell you they'd never do such a thing and you, who were alive between 2020-2023, are paranoid for thinking otherwise.

Massie attempted to have the provision struck, which passed in 2021 as part of a 1,039-page bill, but his amendment was voted down by all Democrats and NINETEEN Republicans. He sat down with Laura Ingraham to go into detail about why having the government as your "backseat driver" can go horribly wrong.

"Imagine you're a mom with kids in the car, and you've swerved for a deer, and then you pulled over for an emergency vehicle to go by, and you've only got one swerve left. I mean, before it shuts you down and takes you to the side of the road. My question is, how do you appeal your conviction when you're sitting at the side of the road with a car that won't run? Who knows where? Stranded."

Much like Rep. Massie, I, too, have no evidence our government would EVER use such a tool for nefarious or political purposes. Nor do I have any evidence the government would use such a tool to enact an agenda.

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Paying attention, America?

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