Posted on 09/30/2016 4:15:03 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday lost his last-minute bid for a court injunction to prevent the federal government from transferring its oversight of internet registrations to an international body.
Hours before the transition was set to take effect, a federal judge in Galveston ruled against Paxton and three other state attorneys general who had asked him to temporarily halt the transfer while they pursue a lawsuit challenging it. The four sued the federal government late Wednesday after Republicans in Congress, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, failed to halt the transfer.
At midnight Friday, the United States is set to cede control of the internet's domain system — essentially its address book — to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Critics say the move could open up the internet to censorship by unfriendly countries, while administration officials and many tech industry heavyweights say such concerns are misinformed.
Among other things, Paxton's lawsuit argues the move violates the property clause of the U.S. Constitution by giving away government property without congressional authorization. In a response to the lawsuit earlier Friday, the federal government criticized it as a last-ditch effort to stop something that has been years in the making — with everyone involved "fully aware" of it.
The ruling by Judge George C. Hanks Jr. came after a hearing in Galveston that lasted more than an hour. His reasoning was not immediately known.
Watch for consrvative news sites be shut down...just like in Commie China.
Drudge, Breitbart. Gatway Pundit, etc are in the crosshairs of the globalists/marxists.
CW2 developing...
That will happen mark my words.
Oh, I thought Paxton was a good guy...S
o he did this intentionally with 3 other governers...Do you have proof...
I confess I am not a lawyer and I don’t know the procedures...I don’t know what determines which judge will hear a case...
All they will do is move to an alternate web source.
I am starting in January
Hillary Clinton will pay for this BIG TIME at the polls!
We knew that was going to happen. Anyone today who believes that the Courts are impartial or neutral is a fool.
This shows me that the Republican leadership supports this action 100%. We all know they are all part of the NWO and open borders, so this aids in the global agenda. Next a tax on the use by the UN
[Drudge, Breitbart. Gatway Pundit, etc are in the crosshairs of the globalists/marxists.]
No doubt about it.
Techies already are using technology that I as a grandparent don’t care to use...Sure they will go underground...But that is not free market competition...My bank and stock account will not go underground.
How will they do that?
He is either GOPe or has an IQ of dirt. How can you not know about the judge?
cw2...
I could not get people to make a phone call...
What makes you say that...it was barely covered by conservataive media?
Well, it was nice sharing this with you all....
Americans need to start a new Internet immediately and set up a parallel universe.
The second point should say, “Place your hand on the screen and remain at your computer until DHS personnel take you into custody.
Too many people, not enough DHS.
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