So censorship is good, as long as it comes from the russians? Just ignore that this can be used against anyone, not just Russian media.

Yes and no. Like many tools of government it depends who uses them. The Russian government has made it clear that their intention is to interfere in foreign elections to sow chaos. We're going to see it again with Germany's upcoming election. We will probably see it again in the 2018 midterms and 2020 election. Something needs to be done. We have now seen the Republicans, their presidential nominee, and supporters of the party quite happy with foreign governments interfering in domestic elections. This is highly problematic as we've now green lit domestic politicians to work with foreign governments possibly outside the confines of American law. Is this good or bad? I don't know. I have Google'd the bill, but it is hard to sift through the hyperbolic articles with activist agendas citing George Orwell's 1984. I am sure some of the articles mean well while others just seek to discredit/undermine Obama/Democrats/Government

[quote]Yes and no. Like many tools of government it depends who uses them.[/quote] No. Censorship is never good. The very first amendment that the founding fathers made was to protect freedom of speech. There is a reason for that. Without it, people are open to manipulation. [quote] The Russian government has made it clear that their intention is to interfere in foreign elections to sow chaos. [/quote] So two claims without evidence supports this? Just ignore the leaked documents showing Obama interfering in Netenyahu's election, and Hillary saying we should have interfered in Pakistan's elections. Along with the United State's history of regime change, the US is the one meddling in foreign elections. [quote]We're going to see it again with Germany's upcoming election. [/quote] Germany has already retracted their claims. [quote]We have now seen the Republicans, their presidential nominee, and supporters of the party quite happy with foreign governments interfering in domestic elections.[/quote] Denying the existence of interference is nit being happy with foreign interference. There is quite a large difference anyone can see. [quote]This is highly problematic as we've now green lit domestic politicians to work with foreign governments possibly outside the confines of American law. [/quote] Politicians have been working with foreign governments for a long time. Look at Saudi Arabia and Qatar's investments into the Clinton Foundation. As well as McCain openly visiting rebels in Syria. [quote]I have Google'd the bill, but it is hard to sift through the hyperbolic articles with activist agendas citing George Orwell's 1984. [/quote] I provided the section of the bill for you, so that you can read it directly as the Congressmen intended it to be, without any interpretation from journalists. And one of the central themes of 1984 was how the government hid the truth, and made it so that any dissenters would be afraid of speaking out. There is definitely a clear similarity here, since they could make it so people have to fear the rest of the public, not necessarily the government, for speaking against the mainstream thought. [quote]I am sure some of the articles mean well while others just seek to discredit/undermine Obama/Democrats/Government[/quote] This bill was passed more so by Republicans than democrats.