Want The Pentagon’s Help With A Film? Sen. Ted Cruz Plans To Make That Impossible If A Studio Bows To Chinese Censorship

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has plans to introduce legislation when the Senate is back in session that will ultimately present film studios with an intriguing Sophie’s Choice of a sort: defer to the First Amendment or defer to Chinese Communist propaganda guidelines — but only the former allows you to work with the Pentagon. Cleverly calling his legislation “The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act” (SCRIPT Act), the bill, according to a report from Politico, would “block cooperation between the U.S. Defense Department and any film studios that edit or alter their movies for audiences in China.”-- More...