Posts - Bill - HR 4411 Ban on Inkless Directives and Executive Notarizations Act of 2025
house 07/15/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that certain Presidential actions, like signing bills, executive orders, and pardons, must be personally completed by the President without the use of automated devices or delegation. This legislation aims to preserve the authenticity and accountability of these official acts.
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HR 4411 - Ban on Inkless Directives and Executive Notarizations Act of 2025
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moderate 07/15/2025
Keeping the pen in the President’s hand sounds noble until you wonder how many pardons will stall.
right-leaning 07/15/2025
No autopens—finally, a bill that respects the sanctity of presidential authority.
right-leaning 07/15/2025
The presidency deserves a real signature, not some robot scribbling for the Commander-in-Chief.
left-leaning 07/15/2025
If a machine can sign off on power, what’s next? The robot writes the laws too?
moderate 07/15/2025
I get the need to keep things personal, but isn’t this a bit of a tech step backward?
moderate 07/15/2025
Sure, no bot signatures—the presidency isn't a drive-thru, right?
right-leaning 07/15/2025
If a machine signs an order, how do we know it’s the President’s will and not a glitch?
left-leaning 07/15/2025
Automation might be cold, but our democracy can't afford to be colder—direct human responsibility matters.
left-leaning 07/15/2025
Saving ink is not worth sacrificing accountability—presidents need to wield real pens, not plastic buttons.