YOUR TONE!
Posted on 07/06/2013 6:59:53 PM PDT by yorkie
US President Barack Obama quietly signed his name to an Executive Order on Friday, allowing the White House to control all private communications in the country in the name of national security.
President Obama released his latest Executive Order on Friday, July 6, a 2,205-word statement offered as the “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions.” And although the president chose not to commemorate the signing with much fanfare, the powers he provides to himself and the federal government under the latest order are among the most far-reaching yet of any of his executive decisions.
“The Federal Government must have the ability to communicate at all times and under all circumstances to carry out its most critical and time sensitive missions,” the president begins the order. “Survivable, resilient, enduring and effective communications, both domestic and international, are essential to enable the executive branch to communicate within itself and with: the legislative and judicial branches; State, local, territorial and tribal governments; private sector entities; and the public, allies and other nations.”
President Obama adds that it is necessary for the government to be able to reach anyone in the country during situations it considers critical, writing, “Such communications must be possible under all circumstances to ensure national security, effectively manage emergencies and improve national resilience.” Later the president explains that such could be done by establishing a “joint industry-Government center that is capable of assisting in the initiation, coordination, restoration and reconstitution of NS/EP [national security and emergency preparedness] communications services or facilities under all conditions of emerging threats, crisis or emergency.”
“The views of all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and the public must inform the development of NS/EP communications policies, programs and capabilities,” he adds.
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Echolink is internet based, similar to Skype without the video. If the internet is restricted, you won’t be going internationally.
You shouldn’t be embarrassed - the article was dated yesterday, but the article’s source was a year old. No need to remove it - just wanted to make sure the thread knew when the actual order was signed.
I agree.
Another end run around our Constitution!
Wig-wagging a pair of flags to positions denoting letters; navies used it before radio and when on radio silence. Navy signalmen still had to learn it when I served ('61-'64).
But it is easily RDF’d, right?
Yep...
Ohh, thanks!
The Usurper can’t read minds yet.
“Hey Barry, *** *** * *******. *** *** ** ** ***** *****.”
I just LOVE that, TCP! They might be able to read our posts, our email, listen to our phone calls, photograph our mail, and send ‘mosquito’ drones to spy on the citizens - but they cannot get into our minds!
allowing the White House to control all private communications in the country in the name of national security.
Thats what Commie Rat thugs do. grab the power of the press...and screw the first amendment.
while the leftist media hold his coat.
This is the way he does everything now.
And some Americans are fretting that Egypt may be experiencing a coup? What about us?
(Who the heck needs Congress, anyhow, right?)
PING!
YOUR TONE!
Just making sure you saw this.......
Why doesn’t Congress speak up? (I have my ideas - but NSA would know - so I keep it in my mind........)
For now.
I’m confused about the difference between all of them - I must admit I haven’t really looked into it much. I’ll have to go look at the ARRL website and see what the benefits of having each of them are.
Amateur Technician - Use of UHF/VHF bands/repeaters, varied limited use of voice (10 meter only) and morse code.
Amateur General - Tech + use of 85% of shortwave bands
Amateur Extra - Total privilege.
I suppose my GROL doesn’t mean squat WRT to transmitting on any of the wavelengths does it? Far as I know it never really did, but I could be mistaken. I never applied for call letters or any such, I always figured I should take one of the tests even for my own edification if for no other reason.
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