Posted on 08/28/2009 8:13:33 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Like this Healthcare debate has a “black swan” (rare event) moment where people were able to BYPASS THE MSM.
No matter how tingly chris mathews, or how many gooball lies repeated on CNN people were able to bypass the state run media.
The politicians have freaked out.
They don’t ACTUALLY WANT TO TALK to the real voters.
Yes, but those will be replaced with sex toys, Mommy has Two Girlfreinds and the Koran.
In the Citizens United vs FEC, they want the power to BAN political speech (by conservatives)
This highlights the arrogance of Obama and the Democrats. They *really* think they could do this. It’s so ignorant it’s funny. Can you imagine the backlash also? ...talk about “unintended consequences”. I say go ahead - try. It’d be a case of “strike me down and I’ll become more powerful than you could possibly imagine”!!! LOL
Why on earth would the president ever need (legitimate) emergency control of the internet?
The bill would allow the president to “declare a cybersecurity emergency” relating to “non-governmental” computer networks and do what’s necessary to respond to the threat.....
A “threat” like Free Republic I would imagine?
no need to burn or outlaw books...
this is all about silencing dissent. Nothing more. The commie is following in Hugo Chavez’s footsteps. Control the media, and prevent the opposition from being heard.
No worries! This one is important!
It’s almost like reading FR comments...I am surprised...
The Internet was conceived very specifically and explicity to withstand a nuclear attack on America.
It can most certainly withstand an attack Zer0 and his illiterate minions.
Out of all Presidential Candidates in 08, he scared me the most.. Clinton, McCain I didn’t like, but I wasn’t afraid of them... But Obama I was.. With a good reason..
Indeed. I’ve long envisioned a low-profile router/repeater unit for establishing an independent wi-fi grid, cheap “wall warts” that the motivated could afford en masse and plant anywhere there’s an outlet. I’ve also noted that every wireless router could be reprogrammed to do the same thing, and wish manufacturers had included that code.
Time to start...
You fire up your browser one day, and get ... nothing. What then?
There is no “internet” to control. The internet is the word used to describe the set of protocols and rules that must be followed in order for one computer to exchange information with another. The internet is not in one central location, and is not an object. The internet is distributed, not centralized. There is no one central organization that manages the internet.
What they really mean here is ignoring reality and principles of law and blocking/allowing access to the network for political reasons.
BBTTT.
I fully expect one day to wake up and FR be down... Drudge ... Michelle Maulkin... etc... etc...
I’ve been the last 7 months.
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