There is a Section of the BBBill That Could End the World As We Know It
Section 43201(c) Stops States from Regulating AI for TEN YEARS
Which may be Seven Years Too Late 

You know that the wheels have come off the wagon, when I agree with Marjorie Taylor-Greene on anything.  However, this section of the proposed Bill being debated in the Senate, is egregious on several levels, the least of which is handing our futures to tech moguls who don’t give a rat’s pattoot about humanity at large.   

It is baffling to see lawmakers, charged with safeguarding the public interest, bending over backward to accommodate the unchecked ambitions of corporations that wield AI like a sword and shield. Section 43201(c) doesn’t just hinder states from regulating AI—it effectively silences local governments, the very entities closest to their communities, stripping them of any power to respond to the challenges and ethical disasters that AI might unleash. This isn’t just negligence; it’s a calculated surrender disguised as progress, an open invitation for exploitation at a scale that we may not survive unscathed. 

Yes, there are countless benefits to AI technology. However, the ambiguity of expanding the power of AI, by building more than 1,000 data centers, all of which consume mind-boggling amounts of electricity and water, is short-sighted and dangerous. The concept of “abundance” through AI (as has been written and talked about by a variety of tech CEOs as well as Ezra Klein) completely ignores the reality of stripping away our natural resources, in order to create a barren “utopia” that all but forces the secondary goal of colonizing Mars.

Yes. That last sentence is real.  Ask Elon.  Ask the heads of Google DeepMind, or the CEO of Open AI.  They mention it often in their interviews.

However, the same “leaders” who are proposing to take the guardrails off of AI development at State levels, are also huge proponents of the other greatest robber of Data Center resources; Crypto Currency. 

What is Section 43201(c)?  How does it change States rights from governing the building of Data Centers for AI and Cryptocurrency?  What is the long-term and short-term damge done, especially knowing that that Artificial General Intelligence is predicted to be attained within the next 3-5 years, while the bill blocks regulations for ten years? 

What lawmakers seem to be overlooking is the sheer velocity at which AI technologies evolve, bearing consequences that outpace human regulatory frameworks at every turn. By freezing state-level oversight for a decade, Section 43201(c) not only risks exacerbating inequities but also hands unchecked authority to corporations that already operate on razor-thin ethical margins. This isn’t just about data centers; it’s about the infrastructure of control, the consolidation of influence into fewer and fewer hands, and the unspoken reality that these centers serve as the nerve clusters for a future where humanity’s agency is increasingly diminished. At the heart of this debate lies a question far bigger than legislative efficiency or corporate prosperity—how much of our shared destiny are we willing to gamble in the name of unbridled technological advancement? 

This is a complex topic, which demands a FAR CLOSER LOOK by congress.

I will break this down into several posts. 

1. What is in Section 43201(c)? 

1. Power consumption/requirements of Data Centers and the affects existing centers are already having on municipalities near them. 

1. The Race for “Winning” control of AI and Cryptocurrency 

1. The Tech Billionaire’s vision of the future (It isn’t pretty).  

WHAT CAN YOU DO TODAY??? 
CALL YOUR SENATORS and Demand that Section 70302 is removed from the BBBill before it’s too late.  

Stay tuned. More information is coming.