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RE: Bill would give president emergency control of Inte... - 8/28/2009 5:01:41 PM

DarkSteven

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

I wonder ( not really ) what those on the 'left' would have to say if this came out of the Bush/Cheney whitehouse ? Just another double standard. Were used to it.

The exact same thing I'll say now - this is bullshit. The Internet is democracy in action, for better and for worse. The government has no business stepping into this arena. It doesn't understand how the Internet works, and items of national security don't use the Internet anyway.

If there WAS a legitimate emergency, the Internet would be best used as a way to transmit information.

Eidted to add: And SFU, quit whining that you've have to put up with a President whose policies you don't like for seven whole months. We Dems had to put up with far worse for eight years.

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RE: Bill would give president emergency control of Inte... - 8/28/2009 6:25:33 PM

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Celeste and Panda, I read it too, .... thankyou for lettting me know I'm not the only one:)
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RE: Bill would give president emergency control of Inte... - 8/28/2009 7:42:12 PM

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Shhh! I read it a few hours ago, but kept quiet because I was enjoying the circus too much to interrupt it.

I know what you mean. The "circus" is most the reason I bother coming to the politics and religion board. It's nothing if not entertaining.

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RE: Bill would give president emergency control of Inte... - 8/28/2009 9:31:31 PM

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All right, I feel like an idiot for believing the previous posts.

I read the bill. It does allow thew President to disconnect government computers, which of course he had anyway. It also permits him to isolate those that he considers to have national security importance, such as any that control power grids. It does NOT allow him to shut down the whole Internet.

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