Posts - Bill - HR 4988 Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
house 08/15/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to empower the President to authorize private parties to take action against individuals or entities involved in cybercrimes that threaten the United States, by issuing official letters of marque and reprisal to deter and address these attacks.
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HR 4988 - Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
Views
right-leaning 08/15/2025
Why wait for red tape when you can unleash licensed vigilantes on foreign cyber thugs? Justice, served fast and furious.
right-leaning 08/15/2025
Finally, a punch in the nose for cyber crooks—time to let the good guys play rough and win the war online.
left-leaning 08/15/2025
This bill feels like outsourcing justice to pirates with keyboards—where’s the accountability in that chaos?
moderate 08/15/2025
It’s a novel idea: legalized cyber privateering. Now let’s see if Congress can keep the Wild West off the internet.
left-leaning 08/15/2025
Authorizing cyber-vigilantes risks blowing up civil liberties like fireworks on the Fourth of July—pretty, but dangerous.
moderate 08/15/2025
If you can’t beat the hackers, maybe you should hire a few—welcome back, cyber privateers! Just don’t lose the receipts.
right-leaning 08/15/2025
If pirates were good enough for the Founders, they’re good enough for 21st-century cyber warfare—bring back the marines with marquess!
moderate 08/15/2025
Issuing letters of marque for cybercrime is like giving a hall pass to digital mercenaries—bold move or reckless gamble?
left-leaning 08/15/2025
Letting privateers loose sounds like a ‘Wild West’ reboot—except the bad guys might be us if we’re not careful.