One, Big Beautiful Bill (The Mega-Bill)

[Voluntarist]

Elon Musk vows to defeat Republicans who vote for Donald Trump's mega bill

"Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!" Musk wrote. "And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth."

 

[Voluntarist]

 

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[Voluntarist]

PROVISION: Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

Blackburn yanks support for AI moratorium

Sen. Marsha Blackburn has pulled her support for a five-year deal on a moratorium against state and local artificial intelligence laws that she struck with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz just one day earlier.

Blackburn’s reversal is a boost for those looking to strike the AI moratorium from the underlying GOP megabill, which senators are currently debating on the floor. At least three Republican senators — Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Rand Paul (Ky.) — oppose the language. It would take four GOP senators joining with Democrats to remove the moratorium from the bill, and others have expressed skepticism toward Cruz’s provision.

“While I appreciate Chairman Cruz’s efforts to find acceptable language that allows states to protect their citizens from the abuses of AI, the current language is not acceptable to those who need these protections the most,” Blackburn said in a statement Tuesday.

She added: “This provision could allow Big Tech to continue to exploit kids, creators, and conservatives. Until Congress passes federally preemptive legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act and an online privacy framework, we can’t block states from making laws that protect their citizens.”

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

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[Anti Federalist]

 

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[Occam's Banana]

'Big Beautiful Bankruptcy'

Jun 30, 2025

Big Beautiful Bankruptcy​

"As was easily predictable, all the carrots they hung on the "Big Beautiful Bill" to get House Republicans to vote on it have been stripped from the Senate version. The only thing remaining is the massive increase in debt. As usual, Thomas Massie was right. Will the final vote saddle Americans with this bankrupt albatross?"

• Brian4Liberty

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[Swordsmyth]

U.S. Senate votes 99-1 to remove that federal AI moratorium on the states from the Big Beautiful Bill.

The 1 'NO' vote: Thom Tillis (R-NC)

https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/1940027131448217776

 

[acptulsa]

A Moratorium on AI?

Um, that was a moratorium on state regulation of something that uses huge amounts of power and water. Could interfere with Trump putting all those planned NSA facilities wherever they want.

Somebody Threaten to Revoke my True Scotsm Libertarian Card because I Favor States being Allowed to Regulate their local Federal Government Facilities! I Dare you!

 

[familydog]

Not sure what your point is here. It's somehow hypocritical to criticize a bad bill when it gets worse?

I didn't really have a point, other than to laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Before it passed the House, the Massie and Musk crowd cited exactly zero positives of the bill. Now, they are whining that all these good things are being stripped out or watered down.

 

[acptulsa]

Before it passed the House, the Massie and Musk crowd cited exactly zero positives of the bill. Now, they are whining that all these good things are being stripped out or watered down.

And you don't do the same thing exactly when you feel that the bad in something outweighs the good in it? You don't then point it out when what little is good then gets gutted, and the bad gets worse?

Massie didn't gut the good stuff out of the bill. Why are you playing these head games with us instead of attacking those senators who gutted the good stuff? You clearly can't correctly assess who the real enemy is here. You're like most partisan game players in that respect.

Any Loss is a Win to you as Long as it's Your Team that Bends you Over!

 

[nikcers]

Senate passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in 51 to 50 vote after marathon session

The Senate is holding a final vote on President Trump's massive tax cut and spending bill after a marathon series of amendment votes.

www.cbsnews.com

The measure passed in a 51 to 50 vote, with all but three Republicans supporting the bill. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.

 

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Fuck the Republicans.

 

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[69360]

So it's passed. I'm indifferent. In theory I agree with all of you who want a balanced budget and to pay down the debt. But it's never going to happen.

With this either some zeros are added and more money printed or it all crashes down. Either is fine with me.