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Republicans nationwide have recently taken up the mantle of “parental rights,” arguing that their kids shouldn’t be exposed to progressive ideas about race and LGBT issues in schools against their wishes. While these issues can be complicated, I largely agree that parents know their kids best and should be given wide latitude to raise them as they see fit.
Yet some “conservative” Republican Karens down in Texas want to throw out that whole “parental rights” thing because they can’t be bothered to actually teach their kids how to use social media within limits . (“Karen” is social media slang that refers to bossy, meddling people who believe in using the police to force people into behaviors they find acceptable.)
That’s right: There’s a push emerging in conservative circles in the Lone Star State to have the state government ban minors from using social media.
“ It’s time to save kids from social media ,” Zach Whiting , a former Iowa state senator, writes for The Cannon in an article titled “Why Texas should ban social media for minors.”
(Whiting is the senior technology fellow for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an organization that largely does good work to promote free markets and limited government but apparently decided to hit the Communist crack pipe on this front. Ironically, Whiting’s bio touts his work as a state senator to “protect personal liberties” and “reduce the size and scope of government.”) Gaining Traction?
This idea is gaining traction among some Texas lawmakers. State Rep. Jared Patterson, who describes himself as a “champion for individual liberty,” shared The Cannon ’s article and said, “I agree, and I’ll be introducing legislation next session to ban minors from using social media .” […]
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