Sunday, January 30, 2011

Congress considering internet “kill switch”

Egypt has one. Why not Obama?
"Introduced last summer, a bill affording President Obama executive power over private Internet companies in the event of a 'national cyberemergency' is returning this year, albeit with a few tweaks.

The CBS News article, 'Renewed Push to Give Obama an Internet ‘Kill Switch,‘' insists that the bill should not cause Internet companies any alarm, citing government promises to limit the bill’s use to 'crucial components of national infrastructure.'

We must question, then, why it is the case that these promises aren’t built into the bill."

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why would congress give the president a blank cheque in regards to this bill?

If the contingencies can't be spelled out and identify the precise enactment then bill should be DOA.

btm

Anonymous said...

But there already is an internet kill-switch. It's called Internet Explorer 8.

Use the Name, Luke said...

Actually, that's "Internet Exploder 8". ;-)

00-Buck said...

I think the Marxist-in-Chief is just jealous of his pal Chavez, and is pushing to get the same powers. And seeing how he reigns over a nation of sheep, he most likely will.

Stucco Holmes said...

"Internet Explorer 8" can't be good. It is not mentioned in the bible or the constitution.

Anonymous said...

I think it falls under the general heading of "plague".

Anonymous said...

i would not give odumass the power to change toilet paper.

Anonymous said...

Stucco, are you another one that hates
Straight white, gun owning, rich Christian (for the most part) people?
you know, our founding fathers?

-pete

Use the Name, Luke said...

I think it falls under the general heading of "plague".

LOL!

Stucco Holmes said...

"Stucco, are you another one that hates
Straight white, gun owning, rich Christian (for the most part) people?'

No.

Lighten up.

Spurwing Plover said...

Just more excuses for BIG BROTHER to monitor the internet and control all we do just the kind of change OBAMA wants

Anonymous said...

You are all correct, and it's all caused by the same thing. No, not corrupt politicans, but weak, mindless, dupes. (a.k.a. voters)