Introduce legislation/executive order outlawing propaganda on U.S. citizens

After the repeal of the Smith-Mundt act of 1946, the public believes that the U.S. Government is actively using propaganda against the citizens.

Introducing this legislation, or an executive order outlawing said practices would be a two fold win.
(1) insteal faith that the administration has the citizens best interest
(2) transparently show that anyone voting against it would not have the U.S. citizens best interest.

The public is misinformed. It does not allow the Government to use propaganda against the Citizen, legally. What they do behind closed doors is a different question.

Facts About Smith-Mundt Modernization – USAGM

The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act was part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The U.S. government produces and distributes programming in both TV and Radio formats, using six entities, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to reach foreign audiences. The function of the old law was to restrict Americans’ access to that programming. Content produced by Voice of America, for example, was exempt from FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. The only organization governed by the law and amendment is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the arm of the State Department that operates Voice of America and other foreign-oriented broadcast services. Under the amendment, it is required to make its programming available to Americans “upon request" – in other words, to those who ask for it.

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