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A new U.S. Senate bill would grant the president far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of or even shut down portions of the Internet.The legislation announced Thursday says that companies such as broadband providers, search engines, or software firms that the government selects "shall immediately comply with any emergency measure or action developed" by the Department of Homeland Security. Anyone failing to comply would be fined.That emergency authority would allow the federal government to "preserve those networks and assets and our country and protect our people," Joe Lieberman, the primary sponsor of the measure and the chairman of the Homeland Security committee, told reporters on Thursday. Lieberman is an independent senator from Connecticut who caucuses with the Democrats.Because there are few limits on the president's emergency power, which can be renewed indefinitely, the densely worded 197-page bill (PDF) is likely to encounter stiff opposition.TechAmerica, probably the largest U.S. technology lobby group, said it was concerned about "unintended consequences that would result from the legislation's regulatory approach" and "the potential for absolute power." And the Center for Democracy and Technology publicly worried that the Lieberman bill's emergency powers "include authority to shut down or limit Internet traffic on private syste
Well, that isn't a shocker, now is it? Doubtful it will even get media attention, we are all so focused on the oil.
No one will notice, and when they do, they will be told "It's for the children." And everyone (the majority) will blithely nod their heads and allow it.
Not a peep from the moonbats who claimed Bush was ushering in a 'chill wind of censorship.'
And once again The Dems follow in th e footsteps of........
Yup. Come to think of it, what ever happened to the Star Wars TV series?
This has come up under GOP leadership as well, so let's at least be accurate in where we point fingers.
GWB pushed for this?
Please re-read what I stated. The idea has come up with GOP leadership in DC as well. Doesn't really matter anyway, the Patriot Act covers most of what they want to do. Remember that little thing... that GOP signed item?
I do remember that little thing -- however, it does not cover all of what they want this to do.
FIFY.Just sayin...
?Patriot act deals with monitoring, search and seizure of documents. This is quite different altogether.
The passing of the USA Patriot Act, furthermore, added to the 1996 signing of the anti-terrorism bill by the Clinton administration, which expanded the U.S. government's investigative and legislative powers.Before both laws, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, making it acceptable to wiretap non-citizens with the approval of a secret court along with secret evidence.
