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President to have Emergency Powers over Internet
Updated August 29, 2009
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President to have Emergency Powers over Internet
August 29th, 2009, 12:59 AM
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This is concerning.
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet | Politics and Law - CNET News
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Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
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The president of the United States has always had the constitutional authority, and duty, to protect the American people and direct the national response to any emergency that threatens the security and safety of the United States. The Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity bill makes it clear that the president's authority includes securing our national cyber infrastructure from attack. The section of the bill that addresses this issue, applies specifically to the national response to a severe attack or natural disaster. This particular legislative language is based on longstanding statutory authorities for wartime use of communications networks. To be very clear, the Rockefeller-Snowe bill will not empower a "government shutdown or takeover of the Internet" and any suggestion otherwise is misleading and false. The purpose of this language is to clarify how the president directs the public-private response to a crisis, secure our economy and safeguard our financial networks, protect the American people, their privacy and civil liberties, and coordinate the government's response.
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August 29th, 2009, 02:59 AM
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when elpresendente went to montana last month there were reports that the day before and the day he was there no ones internet worked,they should not be able to do that its to much power to the white house...sharky
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Glen Beck launched project "IN OUT 2010" yesterday.
It is a call to action to hold politicians feet to the fire for their actions and confront them with the truths of their actions.
No more looking the other way and hoping for the best.
Emails, phone calls, voice mails, letters, and personal meetings.
Voice concerns, and confront them with the facts, demand explanations.
I love my country. I love the Constitution. I want a small, responsible federal goverment.
One email or phone call a week from each patriotic American could make this happen.
Instead of arrogance and disregard for people working for a living, politician might actually start listening again.
RJay
Last Updated on August 29, 2009