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New emergency alert system will give Obama the power to flip a switch and address the entire Country.

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White House wants to be able to instantly talk to the entire country in the event of a terror attack of major natural disaster.

Current 'Emergency Alert System' relies on each radio or TV station to forward emergency messages to the next broadcaster in a chain.

The Obama administration instead wants the power to flip a switch and override the entire EAS network, speaking instantly on every public broadcast at once.

'Big Brother is talking to you,' warned a senior Republican congressional staffer. 'This is just begging to be abused.

(Cross Posted on ThreatMatrix.)

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