Posted on 04/06/2009 8:20:48 AM PDT by Scanian
Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia has introduced two senate bills that may severely regulate traffic on the Internet.
The Canadian Free Press explains it this way:
The White House will have new powers to access private online data, regulate the cyber security industry and even shut down Internet traffic under the provisions of Senate bills No. 773 and 778, introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V. Its called the Cybersecurity Act of 2009.
You can see a draft of the legislation here.
The Center for Democracy and Technology reviews some of the legislations possible effects:
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would, for example, give the President unfettered power to shut down Internet traffic in emergencies or disconnect any critical infrastructure system or network on national security grounds. The bill would grant the Commerce Department the ability to override all privacy laws to access any information about Internet usage in connection with a new role in tracking cybersecurity threats. The bill, introduced by Sens. John Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe, would also give the government unprecedented control over computer software and Internet services, threatening innovation, freedom and privacy. CDT President and CEO Leslie Harris said, "The cybersecurity threat is real, but such a drastic federal intervention in private communications technology and networks could harm both security and privacy."
Looks like the Democrats may intend to put the Fairness Doctrine back on the air and get it started online.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Everything prophesied in Revelation is happening so fast. Years ago, no one would have believed it.
I seem to remember that the Rockefeller name keeps coming up in New World Order stories...
Usually, when enough people get upset with how things are going, the government in power is helpless to stop them. Think about Gandhi and the British, Tutu and Botha, The Iron Curtain, the American Civil Rights movement, The Shah of Iran, etc. When the people rise up, a few get shot and then the government gets replaced. But, going to war with the United States military is a fools game. Didn't work for Jeff Davis and it won't work now. If the South had used passive resistance, it would be a free country today. Just shut down the roads, blockade government buildings and enjoy the mass assemblies that choke the beast into submission.
New slogan: 'What have YOU done to choke the beast today?"
New slogan: ‘What have YOU done to choke the beast today?”
Love it.
Fascism.
Yeah, these fricking Dems are disgusting. All that bloviating over Bush's so-called invasion of privacy, that was all just projection. We gotta fight this tooth and nail, or communicate via Morse code.
Good luck with the open source code I have already distributed. It’s neutral tech so no one can say I root for a political party. And no it’s not a virus, it’s a virtual printing press. To shut down the press, gov would have to kill Internet Protocol which would shut down 40% of all telecommunications in the country. If it does that, citizens would have probably started armed resistance. If the U.S. government is now England once again in it’s disgusting, mercentilism then it will not get the cooperation of it’s citizens and as April said, the population could easily choke off travel, cut communications, electricity making D.C. a ghost town. I doubt the government will attempt this but the way we are cozying up to the East I suppose anything is possible.
‘Ill make my own. Heck, if Algore can invent it, I sure could re-invent it. :)’
Yeah, I met VP Gore. Likeable guy despite his BS. What you would do is tie wireless routers to a bunch of helium baloons, use Direct T.V. satelite receivers. It would be a poor mans Peer-to-Peer network instead of Internet Protocol (I.P.). However, it would work. Gov would also have to shut down short and medium range radio networks, good luck with that. These laws by Rockefeller would simply allow ‘net cops’ whom could shut your website down if you said the wrong thing and give you fines. Where’s Ghoebbels? Never mind, Obama will double OK for propoganda minister but don’t forget the teleprompter. He would not want to look like an *ss as he was preaching the glories of Marxism.
I was thinking of something much simpler.
Get the phone numbers of your favorite Freepers, set up a conference call, read various news articles to each other over the phone lines once a day and discuss!
Oh, cr@p. Now I’ve given Big Government the idea to outlaw our phones, LOL!
Thats why warrantless wiretaps were invented, to track subversive right wing terrorist elements.
Three keywords that were entered are alreadyposted, howmanymorepostings and postme3timesbabe. Only your thread is found with a title search.
Regardless, Olympia Snowe needs to be primaried for being another useful to the left, useless to the right idiot. Thanks for posting.
It’s time for conservatives to step up efforts to gather like a modern-day ‘Sons of Liberty’. I’ve been saying this and they are going to attempt to censor any criticism and discussion of their policies or themselves. These people are everything they claim their opposition is. They need someone to hit back. Limbaugh and other conservative voices need to get together in an organization to protest and meet to expose these b***ards because this will not stop. The Tea Parties are a good step in the right direction. Time for conservatives to get active in that area.
“I was thinking of something much simpler.
Get the phone numbers of your favorite Freepers, set up a conference call, read various news articles to each other over the phone lines once a day and discuss!
Oh, cr@p. Now Ive given Big Government the idea to outlaw our phones, LOL!”
I have a better idea then that. How about a virtual printing press with open code that cannot be shut down without shutting down 30% of all global communications? That link and website is my company that sponsors it and the think tank of emerging leaders is 20 with 300 collaborators. Think of 1,000 Jim Quinn’s in a year and 100,000 by year 4 (2012). Entepenuars sponsored by the business and investment class create marketing solutions to monetary problems. It works every, single, time in history.
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