examples: congress

JAN 2025 US TikTok ban:

• highlights congress’ legislative function

• 2024, congress passed ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Required TT to sell to US owner

• Unlike many bills in senate due to polarisation + gridock passed w wide bipartisan margins. ALSO SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS/LEGITIMACY OF CONGRESS

• 352 to 65 in the house and 79 to 18 in the senate

• introduced by bipartisan representatives Mike Gallagher + Democrat Khrishna Murphy

• ALSO SHOWS JUDICIAL RESTRAINT

• 2025, TikTok incorporated v Garland (appeal saying law violated free speech by banning TT). Judges unanimously ruled to side w/ congress + uphold law. JUDICIAL RESTRAINT as an unelected branch, left work of legislating up to elected branches of government

• Did not make significant changes to social/political norm so supports argument that congress is fit for purpose + respected role of congress preventing judicial activism