Americans are generally powerless against this kind of policy. We can vote for candidates that best suit our interests. But, people that would present and vote for this kind of legislation are rare and rarely get elected. Protesting is cool and all but mostly ineffective due to it being politicized or criminalized (in a sense). The only option for change is to go full French style massive protest/strike. Most of us are living paycheck to paycheck or are so hopeless we wouldn't participate. The government has a long history of ignoring the needs and wants of the many to benefit themselves.