House Republicans Help Dems Preserve ‘Kill Switch’ Mandate That Could Shut Down

[Ptarmigan]

House Republicans Help Dems Preserve ‘Kill Switch’ Mandate That Could Shut Down Your Car
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/08/house-republicans-help-dems-preserve-kill-switch-mandate-that-could-shut-down-your-car/

House Republicans failed to defund a federal “kill switch” mandate Tuesday night requiring all vehicles produced in 2026 and onward to feature technology that can automatically disable the vehicle “if impairment is detected.” This lays the groundwork for corporate and government access to monitor and interfere with personal movement.

By a vote of 229 to 201, the lower chamber rejected an amendment proposed by Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie to defund the mandate embedded in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Massie’s measure received 210 “no” votes from Democrats and 19 from Republicans. Just two Democrats supported the amendment and 199 Republicans voted for it. Eight members did not participate in the late-night vote.

The 2021 infrastructure law passed by Congress requires car manufactures to include “advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology” as “standard equipment” in vehicles. The provision requires such technology to “passively monitor the performance of a driver” and “prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected.” In other words, manufacturers will be required to implement a “kill switch” mechanism on cars that can disable the vehicle based on performance.

USA Today sought to downplay the 2021 infrastructure bill’s “kill switch” provision with a January “fact check” labelings the warnings from Massie and others as “false.”

Republicans are no better than Democrats.

[Eupher]

Massie is entirely correct. What's government going to do with that data? How will it be exploited? Will the government mandate things like, oh, I dunno...

1. No more than 100 gallons of gas a month? If you exceed that, the car shuts down.
2. Location snooping? If you're in an unauthorized location, the car shuts down.
3. "Safety" inspections at the federal level? If you fail to pony up $150 for your mandatory 6-month safety inspection, the car shuts down.

There is no limit to how much the government can **** with you with this grievous intrusion into this thing we used to hold dear -- privacy and small government.

[Eupher]

Here's the roll call vote:

https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll616.xml

[DefiantSix]

...There is no limit to how much the government can **** with you with this grievous intrusion into this thing we used to hold dear -- privacy and small government.

And they wonder why I drive a 25-year old car - other than that they make it impossible to accumulate enough capital to purchase a replacement, anyway.