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Well, things are accelerating, and we need all hands on deck. The 5G surveillance framework that was quietly put in place during the COVID lockdowns is now about to go live. The FCC is preparing to attach antennas in neighborhoods nationwide—overriding local authority in the process.
Today, Tuesday, November 18, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will be meeting to mark up bills related to this. The subcommittee’s markup includes a package of measures such as H.R. 3557, H.R. 4141, and H.R. 1338, each designed to expand federal preemption over local wireless systems. Together, they dismantle the last barriers between your town and total telecom saturation.
As Reinette Senum puts it, “These aren’t routine housekeeping bills. They are structural rewrites of who gets to decide what happens on your street, your roofline, your skyline.”
If passed, this package would effectively eliminate local zoning discretion by:
- Automatically approving antennas on almost any structure
- Allowing 200-foot cell towers in private yards, outside the public right-of-way
- Giving the FCC power to override local zoning ordinances
- Eliminating most environmental and historic-preservation reviews
This week please call the following members of the House Communications & Technology Subcommittee and demand they reject this sellout of local authority. Tell them to stop the markup of 28 bills to streamline broadband permitting.
Richard Hudson (R-NC) | Chair Subcommittee | (202) 225-3715
Doris Matsui (D-CA) | Ranking Member | (202) 225-7163
Rick Allen (R-GA) | Vice Chair | (202) 225 2823
You can find the full Subcommittee member list here. If your Representative is on the committee, please call, identify yourself as a constituent, and ask that they stand against this.
For more information, check out Reinette’s Substack post.
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Solari subscriber and Florida activist Saga Stevin is asking for help from fellow Florida Solari subscribers this week. If you don’t live in Florida but know folks who do, please pass this on to them.
Saga is working to advance two financial-freedom related bills in the Florida Legislature. The senators and representatives listed below need to be familiar with the titles and descriptions of these bills, as both will appear in their committees.
Please copy and paste the sample email below and send it to the legislators. If you can also call their offices, that is extremely helpful. Phone calls truly make a difference.
How to Contact the Committee Members
Use the committee pages below to find the contact information for each senator and representative. Their office phone number will appear when you click on their name, then on “Contact.”
Senate Committee Members:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/CM/
Please also include:
House of Representatives Committee members:
https://housedocs.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/committeesdetail.aspx?CommitteeId=3285
- Representative Kevin Chambliss is sponsoring one of the bills.
- Representative Kimberly Daniels is the ideal sponsor for the second bill — please encourage her.
- Chair James Buchanan is also supportive of these issues; be complimentary when you call.
You can copy and paste the email below:
Consumer Payment Rights and Financial Freedom
Protecting Cash, Choice, and Privacy for Floridians
Dear Legislator,
I am writing to request your support for two critical measures that protect the financial freedom and privacy of all Floridians.
1. Cash Acceptance in Public Services
The bill requires all government entities and public sector institutions in Florida—including schools, universities, public facilities, and any events hosted by these institutions or their vendors—to accept cash as a form of payment. Currently, a student cannot buy a ticket to prom, a concert, or a football game with cash. No school event ticket can be bought with cash. This leaves the underprivileged kids out in the cold.
2. Consumer Payment Rights and Transparency
Emerging systems of programmable digital currency could enable surveillance, control, or restriction of lawful financial activity. No Floridian should ever be forced or coerced into using digital or programmable money that can be monitored or limited by government or private financial institutions. Legislation is needed to prohibit such coercion and to ensure that all digital systems respect financial privacy, autonomy, and freedom of choice.
Together, these measures—ensuring cash acceptance and prohibiting coercive digital currency mandates—uphold fundamental American principles of liberty, privacy, and voluntary exchange. I urge your review and support for these important bills to safeguard Florida’s economic freedom.
I respectfully ask that you champion this important legislation and help secure our freedom to choose how we pay. Thank you for considering the voices of constituents like myself.
Thank you for your leadership and service to our state.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Optional: Title or Organization]
[City, FL]
Please email Elizabeth@solari.com if you receive any replies.
Thank you for your help on this,
The Solari Team
