They are about an emerging form of governance that Republicans in this state are unleashing to regulate people's behavior. They are about The decision to outsource enforcement, to deputize citizens into a surveillance economy and to turn courts into instruments of social control. They are about building a private bounty system that pits people against each other. They are about teaching Texans to watch each other, report each other, and profit from each other's pain. (00:27–00:38)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill involves outsourcing enforcement to citizens, creating a surveillance economy.
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