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Anything can be justified in the name of security. That's literally how every single democratic government collapsed into dictatorship.

I agree in part, but this is a think a couple of steps too far. Many allowances are made for security, but I'm not sure this is in fact justified by actual security concerns.

There's also too large a mass of objections. If they actually decide in favour of the government I can't see how this will not mess up basically all US law. Essentially, if this goes, then anything goes.

But the First Ammendment really does say "Congress shall make no law .." without any caveats for national security or even war-time exemptions.