Deadline — ICANN’s contract must be renewed by September 30.
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Fairyland Fixes for O’s Internet Giveaway [Trump might fail.]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3466481/posts
John Thune Confident that Transition is Defunded
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3469467/posts?page=35#35
— but —
If Congress Defunds Internet Giveaway, Will it Backfire?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3469953/posts
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Basics for Understanding Obama’s Internet Giveaway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3464721/posts
— and listing/linking the senators and news sources sounding the horn.
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ICANN Transition Even Endangers ‘.gov’ and ‘.mil’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3469586/posts
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/09-14-16-rosenzweig-testimony.
ICANN transition insider Paul Rosenweig warns:
1. Foreign powers will “indisputably have increased influence”.
2. Transition a “leap in the dark”.
3. ICANN planning to move overseas.
4. ‘.gov’ and ‘.mil’ “not assured by any enforeable mechanism”.
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Europe is seeking to form of ‘internet ostracism’ to regulate all domain names [aka web addresses] throughout the world, and Obama is on board.
Research here including followup posts ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3394704/posts
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Senator Grassley in ICANN Hearing [internet giveaway]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3469467/posts
— “Unconstitutional”
— His concerns concur with Paul Rosenweig’s
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Open Letter of Concern by Senators Cruz, Lankford, and Lee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3463938/posts?page=113#113
[ICANN is stalling on specifics and holding secret talks with China.]
Open Letter by 25 advocacy groups incl. ‘Americans for Tax Reform’
http://docs.techfreedom.org/Coalition_Letter_IANA_8.10.16.pdf
[More links coming up for deeper research]
Deeper Research Links
Senator Cruz Set Up a Countdown Clock:
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/internetcountdownclock
More Specifics reg. ICANN’s Contract with US
http://freedomoutpost.com/obama-violates-federal-law-again-reliquishes-us-control-of-internet-to-private-international-body
Washington Examiner Report
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3460431/posts
The Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-internet-giveaway-to-the-u-n-1472421165
Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/29/icann-un-take-internet-oct-1
The [UK] Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3763094/The-United-States-control-internet-s-addressing-United-Nations-September-30-pledging-not-to.html
OBAMA READY TO CEDE AMERICA’S CONTROL OF INTERNET...
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/272568-internet-domain-handoff-takes-major-step-forward
Beta News
http://betanews.com/2016/01/24/the-clock-is-ticking-for-the-us-to-relinquish-control-of-icann
Related FR threads
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3407691/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3394704/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3463938/posts
Considering all the other acts of treason committed by the President, could this one end up being the worst of the worst?
At some point, there have to be adults to stand up and tell them NO. This is insane. What has taken them so long to tell Obambi NO?
Grow a set, Republicans. Tell the Marxist dictator NO.