Jesstopian House Speaker Matthew Carrington says that foreign bans on TikTok should not shape laws and bans within the United States Of Jesstopia.

NEWS 28 - House Speaker Matthew Carrington says that he believes that the United States Of Jesstopia should make laws that are based on merit, and great importance to the nation as a whole, and not based on what other countries are doing. He says that TikTok poses no threat to the United States Of Jesstopia as identified by the Jesstopian Intelligence community.

"I think the ban in the US on TikTok, violates American's first amendment rights, as guaranteed by their Constitution," said Speaker Carrington. "But as the ban takes effect, we won't let US policy shape how we govern here. We won't ban TikTok unless it poses a great threat to our country and it's national security, and I know President Jay Laylin would very much agree with this sentiment. But, we can't argue topics that relate to the United States, as they have the right to make laws that effect their citizens. There will never be a time where this government makes laws based on what the US does. TikTok is here to stay, for now, in the United States Of Jesstopia."

Government officials in the US begin pushing for a ban of TikTok back in 2020, during the term of President Donald Trump, who was even a supporter of the ban, but later changed his tune on TikTok as he began using if for campaign purposes. Further, Senators and Representatives have also collectively called the ban a violation of the first amendment.

"I agree with Speaker Carrington on this one," said Representative Richard Sanchez. "We should not make laws based on what the US is doing. It doesn't make since and it sure shouldn't be practice in any government, to makes laws restricting access to certain apps, without due cause, or any confirmed cases of spying. That is why I am committing that we vote on no new laws that seek to align with foreign governments. We are the United States Of Jesstopia, not the United States Of America, and we should not make laws that don't fit the needs of our government because another country does it."