Statist Joe Lieberman has been trying to get the government to control the internet for years. He and other powerful Statists have introduced the "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PCNAA). The bill would "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and allow the government to shut down the internet. You can be sure that powerful people that feel threatened by something, will find a way to destroy it, or control it to their own ends. Lieberman said that in a state of emergency (powerful statists would no doubt determine when and what that is) the government would activate this law to "preserve those networks and assets and our country and protect our people". The legislation also states that specific websites and networks would be shut down.
Specified companies could be ordered to shut down their systems by order of the government. The list of companies, sites and systems will be created by Dept of Homeland Security which will oversee the newly created National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC). Currently, remember, the DHS is run by Napaliltano, who has stated that Christian Evangelicals are as dangerous as Islamofacist terrorists, that combat veterans are a threat to national security, and there is no problem on the US/Mexico border with Mexican cartels and narco-terroists.
This is, accordingly, in line with Statist tradition, creating several bureaucracies and a few thousand new government employees.
The new department will have the power to monitor designated private companies.
Then suppose there's some big issue that arises that costs businesses a lot of money. Well, the bill addresses that too. Anything that happens while complying with the law, and customers are inconvenienced, and loose money or anything else of value, there's civil liability protections built in. Nobody that lost anything can sue!
The reason for this huge intrusion into the private sector and citizens liberty? Lieberman: "For all of its 'user-friendly' allure, the internet can also be a dangerous place with electronic pipelines that run directly into everything from our personal bank accounts to key infrastructure to government and industrial secrets." "Our economic security, national security and public safety are now all at risk from new kinds of enemies — cyber-warriors, cyber-spies, cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals." Moo poo. These same Dems passed the Patriot Act and later denied doing so, saying it was all just fear mongering by the Republicans. Read Liar Leiberman's statement again. For the 'purpose of national security' we Statists will rip away your freedom of speech and means of communication when we feel threatened.
Leftists have long wanted to limit this form of free speech because so much of their skulduggery and lies get exposed by this medium of communication. These are the same guys, remember, that were appalled that the government could asked to see what some alleged bad guy checked out of the library, or listen to what and to whom a suspected terrorist was talking too between the US and a foreign country.
Why is this even being considered? This, along with the rammed though health care legislation, rammed though stimulus package, rammed through TARP, the currently being rammed though cap 'n' trade, has to be passed because the Dems know that this coming November their fascist takeover of America is going to hit a brick wall. On every issue mentioned, 70% or more of the American people have been against. Statists are liars, shrewed and stupid, but understand they must get their fascist agenda passed quickly.
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