Has the Republican Congress ever stopped Obama on anything? You will not recognize the Internet in 12 months.
“Can someone explain what will actually happen if our Congress will not/cannot stop this transfer?”
Like so much of the constitutionally dubious actions by Jugears et all, I don’t think we have anything of this magnitude to compare.
Is this a trick question?
There is no “cannot”, so it’s a matter of will. And the Uniparty’s will is the same as Obama’s will.
YES
They had better not!!!
Seriously...this cannot stand. We need to flood the phone line, etc.
We cannot give control of something we invented!!!!
Yes, because they bought the snow job offered up by the White House that it is a step in the direction of smaller government.
Trump is supporting Cruz’s attempt to stop Obama from giving away the internet.
ABSOLUTELY NOT! What are you thinking?
People had better start making alternate communication plans.
Fast.
Yes, we will have a free internet come 1/1/2017.
I do believe will stay the same for now.
The rest of the world is waiting for the upcoming Presidential elections and with I have seen, there is a growing interest in Mr. Trump.
What’d you expect from the Waffle House ?
I have read that one side disaster of giving away control is that the new controlling body will have control over the .mil domain. The one where our Military communicates with it’s members about non-classified information. Can anyone comment on this?
Paul Ryan and the House could use some encouragement last I heard.
Did I miss something? Are the spending bills finished?
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.
I focused a lot on Rosenzweig’s tesimony. He is a top-notch professional witness and has been deeply involved in the ICANN transition for two years.
1. Department of Homeland — former deputy assistant secretary for policy.
2. Currently he runs a consulting organization for Homeland.
3. Rosenzweig authored and edited numerous books on cyber-security and freedom of speech. [He also produced DVDs on those subjects.]
4. As for his politics, He’s been writing Heritage Foundation columns all the way back to 1977.
Here’s some of Rosenzweig’s testimony:
[When it wears you out, just scroll down to the line of stars. Then it hits you.]
The US government is delegated as the operator of the .Gov and .Mil top level domains. Rather than guaranteeing the permanent continuation of that role by way of contract, the NTIA and ICANN have chosen to exchange letters which, in the end, promise the US that ICANN will followits policy and notify the government before any re-delegation is made.
Thus, American control of .Gov and .Mil (which are essential to the continued stable operations ofAmerican government IT systems) is not assured by any enforceable mechanism.
[snip]
Today, the United States has exclusive use of the .mil and .gov domains. Allowing other governments orthe private sector to use these gTLDs poses security risks.
In a July 8th 2015 hearing held by the HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, when pressed about formalizing the informal agreement about .mil and .gov, Assistant Strickling stated, There is nothing in the transition of our stewardship which actually implicates .mil or.gov, and also .us, which we administer at the Department of Commerce. But we understand this is an issue of concern and so we will do whatever is appropriate, in consultation with the Department of Defense and GSA and the other agencies that haveequities in this, to make sure that these names are protected going forward.
We understand the importance of it. Today, they are not under any particular contract. These are legacy names that go back to the very beginning of the Internet. I think .mil was delegated back in 1984. That shows you how old it is. So there is no contract today, but there is a whole structure ofthese informal regulations within the Internet model that govern … There is no reason why they should change, but we are not going to rest there.
We are going to take a look at them and make sure that if there is a way we can strengthen theU.S. Government’s rights to those names, we will do so.14As the transition now looms, it is appropriate to look at the solution that the NTIA has adopted. Forsomething this critical I might have supposed that the US government would insist on an enforceablecontract or some other evidence of obligation. Instead according to NTIA,[P]er the policies, procedures, and practices in place, .mil and .gov cannot be transferredwithout explicit agreement first from the current administrators of those domains –namely, the U.S. government. However to address concerns that have been raised, NTIAand ICANN have formally reaffirmed that the U.S. government is the administrator of.mil and .gov and that any changes made to .mil or .gov can only be made with theexpress approval of the U.S. government.
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This reaffirmation was made through an exchange of letters. Not only are the letters non-legally binding, they actually acknowledge the possibility that at some point a separation of the IANA functionfrom ICANN might threaten the stability and security of the US government’s top level domains. I can’t speak for other observers, but for me, as a lawyer, an exchange of letters is a way of avoiding a contractually enforceable obligation. I know why ICANN would prefer that course of action – I have no idea why the NTIA would accept it on behalf of the US government.
I believe that they will.
I am dreading the loss of freedom on the Internet if the USA loses control. Can someone explain what will actually happen if our Congress will not/cannot stop this transfer?
I am not sure anyone actually knows for sure what will happen or when if this transfer occurs...However, giving control to UN or China will not help free speech lovers like Freepers or Drudge as China and UN seek to limit free speech.
Also, the fact that Obama and Dems wants to do this and Trump, Bolton, Sessions, Cruz, Grassley, and others are concerned about this tells me that it is a bad move.
Numerous threads have been posted regarding this (see below). The most important things you can do are:
1. Call/Email/Tweet your Senators and ask them to bring vote on SB3031 PROTECTION OF INTERNET FREEDOM ACT to floor this week and vote yes for the bill.
2. Call/Email/Tweet your Congressional House Reps and ask them to bring vote on HR5418 PROTECTION OF INTERNET FREEDOM ACT to floor this week and vote yes for the bill.
3. Call/Email/Tweet Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and TELL THEM TO QUIT PLAYING POLITICS WITH OUR INTERNET!!
4. Call/Email/Tweet Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan and tell them you want PROTECTION OF INTERNET FREEDOM ACT (SB3031/HR5418) LANGUAGE IN THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO BE PASSED THIS WEEK.
5. Pray our elected “representatives” in DC have the brains to understand the seriousness of loss of control.
6. VOTE TRUMP!!! Trump supports a delay in any transfer of internet power.
John Bolton on Obama’s Internet Handover: ‘Within Ten Years, the Internet as We Know It Will End’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3472489/posts
Obama’s key internet giveaway advocate can’t give a straight answer on free speech concerns
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3472675/posts
BREAKING NEWS] Who oversees the internet? Will Congress delay Oct. 1 transfer?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3472322/posts
Donald Trump Comes Out Against Obama’s United Nations Internet Takeover
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3472239/posts