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When was the last time that something titled a "Temporary Cyber Act" was ever temporary (other than being replaced by something worse)?

It needs more "Democratic" in it to make it clear it's definitely not authoritarian. Maybe "The Democratic People's Temporary Cyber Act for Freedom"

“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program”

– Milton Friedman

It has already been announced that this law will likely be extended. They later walked that back, but did admit that it is entirely possible to extend this law.

Hey, you have to applaud them for naming it "temporary", instead of "patriot". What are you? Some kind of a treasonous terrorist? How dare you oppose THE PATRIOT ACT?! /s

They get zero marks because it doesn't appear to be an acronym.

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