It has been months since the last school shooting, but the fervor to “do something” still hasn’t quite died down. All sorts of ideas have been tossed around as possible solutions: Everything from banning gun sales to mandatory mental health evaluations for gun owners. And now, Senate Republicans want to monitor your children online.

Sen. John Cornyn recently proposed the “Response Act,” a bill aimed at pushing public schools to monitor the online activity of their students. The idea behind the Texas Republican’s bill is to prevent violence by identifying potential safety risks in the form of threats or suicidal behavior. But Cornyn’s plan won’t work, and it will inevitably violate and trample over civil liberties.

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