https://freerepublic.com/tag/writtenbychuckmiller/ en-us Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:19:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329298/posts A revision to the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, the proposed Rockefeller-Snowe legislation in Congress, has drawn criticism because of concerns that it would give the president power to shut down the internet. The proposed law, introduced in April by Sen. John (Jay) Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, originally contained a controversial clause that said: “The president may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of internet traffic to and from any compromised federal government or critical infrastructure information system or network.” The bill recently was revised, and the new language now reads: “The president... SC Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329298/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:19:35 GMT