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The #Republican Party has traditionally been vocal about limits to #federal #power over #states, as defined in the US #Constitution. If signed by #Trump, the draft executive order would escalate his efforts to force states into line with his priorities during his second term.
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The #Trump admin has sued several #states in recent months, including #California over a #law that sought to block law enforcement officers from covering their faces, & #NewYork & #Vermont over laws that require #oil companies to pay toward the cost of #climate related disasters.
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The draft #AI order would direct the #DOJ to challenge state laws regulating the #tech on the grounds that they interfere with interstate commerce. Travis Hall, state director at the nonprofit Center for #Democracy & #Technology, said the approach appeared to be #unconstitutional.
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“Preemption is a question for #Congress, which they have considered & rejected, & should continue to reject,” Hall said. “This proposal is shocking in its disregard for the democratic processes of state governments in their work to address the real & documented harms arising from #AI tools.”
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The draft order would establish a federal task force to evaluate existing state laws on #AI & identify whether they impinge on “freedom of speech”. Under the order, the commerce secretary would be directed to withhold federal #funding for #broadband #internet from #states identified as having such laws.
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