VOTE NO on Protecting Law Enforcement From Doxxing Act

I am strongly opposed to Senator Marsha Blackburn’s “Protecting Law Enforcement From Doxxing Act.” At a time when federal agents and law enforcement are already operating with alarming impunity, this bill would further erode public accountability and shield misconduct from public scrutiny. We are seeing a disturbing pattern across the country: plainclothes officers and federal agents detaining people without warrants, abducting individuals from courthouses, targeting immigrants via DMV records, and transporting them to remote detention centers where they are cut off from legal support and to foreign prisons not their country of origin. These are not isolated incidents—they represent a coordinated effort to sidestep constitutional protections and democratic oversight. This bill would compound the issue by making it harder for the public to identify agents involved in these actions. Many cover their faces, and refuse to provide names or badge numbers. If they are not willing to identify themselves while exercising state power, especially in ways that violate civil liberties, one must ask: what are they hiding? Law enforcement officials should not be entitled to anonymity when acting in an official capacity. In fact, we need legislation that moves in the opposite direction: agents should be required to display their badge numbers clearly on their chests, and they should not be permitted to obscure their faces. The ability to hold public servants accountable is a fundamental safeguard in a free society. This bill protects impunity, not safety. The public does not need protection from transparency. We need protection from unaccountable state violence. I urge you to oppose this bill and instead advocate for stronger protections for civil liberties, due process, and the right of the public to know who is enforcing the law in our names.