Posted on 06/16/2010 12:07:52 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
A new US Senate Bill would grant the President far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of, or even shut down, portions of the internet.
The legislation says that companies such as broadband providers, search engines or software firms that the US Government selects "shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action developed" by the Department of Homeland Security. Anyone failing to comply would be fined.
(Excerpt) Read more at zdnet.com.au ...
Better stock up on short wave and CB radios
Al Gore invented the internet.
Obama killed the internet.
Seems to be a Democrat thing.
what else is he gonna kill?
Fine. as long as there is also a MSM KILL switch and both are engages together. Oh. would that spoil the fun demonrats?
Give the POTUS more power. Umm...No.
This bill should be opposed by all patriotic Americans. Zero and his leftist allies would love to force us all to get our news and commentary from NPR and the NYT, both government subsidized and run, of course.
Lets propose a marxist bill KILL switch...you can find one at a polling booth near you this Nov.
I say he's a fascist. His actions make it plain. He doesn't want to "own" the means of production -- but he does want to control everything.
I’ve been saying that since the end of 2008 - a Marxist.
The most frightening idea yet. Lieberman? This needs to go viral.
People aren’t buying the MSM’s load of commie crap anymore and are turning to the net for info. The net is doing more to expose traitorous RATs and Rinos than anything. Of course they’ll try to kill it.
You forgot Housing and Sports and Food
Latest bill from a commie/cRAT near you. Notice how 0’b is so consumed with shutting down/controling/eliminating anything to do with freedom? Keep listening the audio will get louder.
Here is my question.
For what purpose would the Internet or portions of it be shut down?
I cannot see any case where doing so would help National Security.
One might say they could shut down Jihad websites, but then where will they get their ‘intelligence’ from?
Isn’t this like the the third version of this we’ve seen in LESS THAN A YEAR.
What is so very critical that the government needs such far reaching powers as to shut down the internet, cell phones and landlines?
Folks, legislation like this should scare the **** out of you.
It would be shut down to prevent people such as us from communicating, to stop the quick flow of information.
One word: NO.
What’s the number of the legislation?
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