Congress's New Encryption Bill Just Leaked, and It's as Bad as Experts Imagined

Probably leaked on purpose to gauge the reaction to it before publishing it and then officially looking like idiots. I can't imagine what they were expecting. Is there a non-government agency, a private or public company that is supporting this kind of legislation?

  I can say without exaggeration that this draft bill is the most
  ludicrous, dangerous, technically illiterate tech policy proposal
  of the 21st century so far.

And that's saying a lot.

Well, let's be honest here... Did anyone expect anything different from these two?

When will they actually consult with various IT-literate parties before making decisions that affect the way IT-related professionals will have to operate?

I don't think they are stupid enough to not have thought of that. So I wonder what motivates them to write that kind of bill.

Main discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11456907

Why do you Americans put up with these things? Is it not time for a new government?