The Raw Story | Cybersecurity Act would give president power to 'shut down' Internet: "A recently proposed but little-noticed Senate bill would allow the federal government to shut down the Internet in times of declared emergency, and enables unprecedented federal oversight of private network administration.
The bill's draft states that 'the president may order a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic' and would give the government ongoing access to 'all relevant data concerning (critical infrastructure) networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access.'
Authored by Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 seeks to create a Cybersecurity Czar to centralize power now held by the Pentagon, National Security Agency, Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security.
While the White House has not officially endorsed the draft, it did have a hand in its language, according to The Washington Post."
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Nice to see some bipartisanship in Washington. Too bad it involves preparing to shut down the internet in case of "emergency."
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What is it with self-anointed "centrist" politicians? They are the worst authoritarians, they really are. True in Europe, true here.
This is typical of imperial elitist Washington. This country continues moving toward fascism.
I get the feeling that a whole lot of our politicians see civil liberties as little more than an obstacle to accomplishing the grand objectives they have in mind.
"see civil liberties as little more than an obstacle"
Not surprising that politicians would feel that way, since regular citizens apparently do, too (viz CIDs).
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