GOP-passed proposals would face a legislative wall in the Democratic majority Senate.
Though House Republicans hold a narrow 222-213 edge over Democrats in the chamber, GOP-led committees are in a position to investigate issues about which they’ve long raised concerns. Key among them is exploring how government has influenced social media platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, in their treatment of conservative content online.The first move in the party’s tech agenda is Rep. Jim Jordan chairing the newly formed Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
While the subcommittee’s hearings and resulting publicity may please many Republican voters, it remains unclear if the scrutinized government requests rise to the level of First Amendment violations or are just unseemly. Jordan’s subcommittee could approve legislation that prevents some types of government efforts to influence content moderation by private social media platforms in the future.
But passing any legislation on content moderation issues is an uphill battle for Republicans. Beyond a Democratic-controlled Senate and the threat of veto from a Democratic president, the two parties differ fundamentally on what changes they’d like to see to tech laws.
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