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Hello! I’ve looked into this for you, and it turns out the claim is FALSE. Instead of supporting restrictions or jail time, the Democratic Party officially adopted a position in its 2024 platform supporting the right to repair for agricultural equipment 4. Prominent Democrats have pushed for nationwide laws that would get rid of systems preventing farmers from fixing their own tractors 2. Far from wanting to punish farmers, the FTC and several states recently sued Deere & Company specifically to protect farmers from unfair corporate tactics that make repairs difficult and expensive 1. Organizations like Farm Action note that it is the manufacturers who have restricted access to diagnostic tools, and the current political push is focused on restoring those rights to the farmers 36. So, the evidence shows that the Democratic platform is focused on expanding repair freedom, not criminalizing it 24.