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June 22, 2010 — The introduction of a new Senate bill, S.3480, dubbed the "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010," is sparking concerns about a massive power grab over the Internet under the guise of "national security."

The bill, proposed by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I -- CT) claims the entire Internet, the whole global computer network and everything on it, as a "national asset" of the United States, and seeks to give President Obama the power to seize control over broad swaths of it with no oversight during a "National Cyber Emergency," which would itself be something the president would be able to declare at any time.

But easily the most controversial aspect of the nearly 200 page bill is what is being called a "kill switch," granting the president the power to shut down the entire Internet across the planet for national security reasons. Sen. Collins (R -- ME), a supporter of the bill, claimed it was necessary to prevent a "cyber 9/11."

The bill amounts to a remarkable claim of presidential power, claiming a large portion of the global economy as a specific asset of the United States and further claiming the right to nationalize or destroy it in whole or part on a whim. The news may be disquieting enough for Americans faced with this sort of power grab from their own government, but for foreigners the idea that another nation can commandeer the Internet, cut them off from it, or render it unusable is totally shocking, and not surprisingly, a source of no small consternation.

When reading through the bill, one can't notice how frankly it claims such enormous powers, or imagine how shocked the entire planet would be if Sen. Lieberman proposed the same measures without adding the prefix "cyber" to every few words. Couching it as a technical matter, with the usual technical ignorance of a Congressman thrown in for good measure, is a way to hide exactly how sweeping the new powers would truly be.

In fact Sen. Lieberman insisted that the very fact that the internet is now "a necessity of modern life" was the justification behind his bill. We can't, it seems, have billions of people worldwide living a modern life without the president's imprimatur

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Kaohi June 24, 2010 at 3:45am

This is a pilau black dude with much to share with the adults and American this is capitalism at it's worse. So sad, that this kind of values portray African American life style as their middle class. Something you would want to keep in the hole, behind bars. Criminal!
Kaohi June 23, 2010 at 6:50am

Kai,
This idiot spam is very annoying and interfereing with everything--do you think this is a black spammer? or something else?
- Kai Landow > Kaohi June 23, 2010 at 7:24am
  
  I wrote to him in the most rude terms and he was offended. I told him that I was sharing with him an equivalent response to his Vodka ad. I got the impression he would not spam again. He seems to think of himself in some sort of sensitive person.
  
  so if he spam again let me know.
Kaohi June 23, 2010 at 6:00am

June 22, 2010 — The introduction of a new Senate bill, S.3480, dubbed the "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010," is sparking concerns about a massive power grab over the Internet under the guise of "national security."

The bill, proposed by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I -- CT) claims the entire Internet, the whole global computer network and everything on it, as a "national asset" of the United States, and seeks to give President Obama the power to seize control over broad swaths of it with no oversight during a "National Cyber Emergency," which would itself be something the president would be able to declare at any time.

But easily the most controversial aspect of the nearly 200 page bill is what is being called a "kill switch," granting the president the power to shut down the entire Internet across the planet for national security reasons. Sen. Collins (R -- ME), a supporter of the bill, claimed it was necessary to prevent a "cyber 9/11."

The bill amounts to a remarkable claim of presidential power, claiming a large portion of the global economy as a specific asset of the United States and further claiming the right to nationalize or destroy it in whole or part on a whim. The news may be disquieting enough for Americans faced with this sort of power grab from their own government, but for foreigners the idea that another nation can commandeer the Internet, cut them off from it, or render it unusable is totally shocking, and not surprisingly, a source of no small consternation.

When reading through the bill, one can't notice how frankly it claims such enormous powers, or imagine how shocked the entire planet would be if Sen. Lieberman proposed the same measures without adding the prefix "cyber" to every few words. Couching it as a technical matter, with the usual technical ignorance of a Congressman thrown in for good measure, is a way to hide exactly how sweeping the new powers would truly be.

In fact Sen. Lieberman insisted that the very fact that the internet is now "a necessity of modern life" was the justification behind his bill. We can't, it seems, have billions of people worldwide living a modern life without the president's imprimatur

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Kaohi June 22, 2010 at 4:10am

Yes, wasn't really paying attention until now. Stupid songs with all kine swearing too. Need to contact Ikaika.
Kaohi June 22, 2010 at 3:49am

Mine too,
Maybe a note to this guy will help, I don't think he knows who we are. Not sure
- Kai Landow > Kaohi June 22, 2010 at 4:00am
  
  Did you see that he posted adds for vodka. does he need to know who we are?

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