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. It’s 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 legislation’s 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 ...
I’ll make my own. Heck, if Algore can invent it, I sure could re-invent it. :)
Funny. Wasn’t Jay Ropckefeller one of the ones bleating the loudest about “domestic surveilance not too long ago? I wonder what’s changed.
Horrible, and facist. Did you see the newest about Tony Blair wanting to be the President of the EU? He’ll have internet control over there too, and we all will be subject to the eye of Big Brother.
Wow. The Left were crying bloody murder over the (not)evesdropping. Expect silence on this one.
The first step in a coup would be taking control of the organs of mass communication.
I expect Congress will to try to enact legislation to censor the Internet similar to that being done in Australia and China. In order to prevent Internet access to child porn, the Australian government censors access to a list of “offensive” sites. It would take a click of a mouse by some government bureaucrat to block access to sites deemed politically offensive.
That’s because their boyfriend wouldn’t ever do anything nefarious with this ‘power’! /s
The democrats have made it clear that they are all powerful and that they are going to do any damn thing that they want. period.
Frankly, I am not so sure that hey are not taking steps to confound the potential rebellion that they must know is building.
Removing or controlling the ability of your enemy to communicate, is an effective military tactic.
They want absolute control and power over the American people in place, before we resist....
We may not like it, but it might be good planning on their part.
a lot of things would not be accessible, for one—cell phones.
the band width would go to the military and police.
But see that was different. W had an (R) after his name.
How long will it take Nancy and obama severely regulate traffic on the Internet 30 days or 60 days?
Time to work out alternate methods of communication. CB radio and long-range bluetooth, guys.
Bump
I keep thinking that, as bad as the books were, maybe the Left Behind guys knew some of what they were talking about...
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