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Can someone explain why a bill is needed to ban TikTok? Can’t the administration or a governmental agency (such as but not limited to FTC, FCC etc.) ban it? I
by yumraj 4y ago
Can someone explain why a bill is needed to ban TikTok?
Can’t the administration or a governmental agency (such as but not limited to FTC, FCC etc.) ban it?
I think that’s how it works in many other countries.
- qup 4y agoI can't explain authoritatively, but my thought is that perhaps this is the only way congress has to affect the change, and they're the ones wanting to make it happen.
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- marcell 4y agoThis is how it's supposed to work, Congress makes laws and the President enforces them. The reverse, where government agencies ban things without Congress, is the unusual thing from a Constitutional perspective.
- parineum 4y agoIn effect, an action by the "FTC, FCC etc." is the same thing. Those bodies were created by congress to delegate the duties of congress to the Executive branch. They work for the Executive but are given authority by the Legislature. The thing you may be conflating as the reverse is executive orders.
- chongli 4y agoBut isn't this a bill of attainder? It's a bill specifically against one company.