Govmt. ability to shut down internet

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  1. chalupa

    chalupa Road Train Member

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    As most of us have seen in Egypt and elsewhere in the world...when the government is threatened by their people they shut down the internet. Damage control as it were.

    There is a bill moving thru the house to allow the President to do this on a limited basis here. He would have certain control over certain things under DHS.

    ABC news reports the only way to prevent him from affecting you is to have a dial up number in another country. ( he can't stop landlines unless he destroys the switch system )

    Not doom and gloom....just FYI
     
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  3. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    It could also be used to stop attacks though the internet. Not just to stop a US rebellion...

    Mikeeee
     
  4. USA1

    USA1 Bobtail Member

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    "Those that prefer safety over freedom deserve neither" ~ Benjamin Franklin
     
  5. Roadmedic

    Roadmedic Road Train Member

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    The government has always had the capability of shutting down the internet.

    The bill in Washington is just a formality.
     
  6. TMike

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    The propaganda put out by our government is just astounding. Our government has ZERO concern for our well being. Every law they pass is about garnering a bigger piece of the pie for THEM. And WE ARE THE PIE. MORE money, More power. THEY OWN US - We are their cattle to herd, then to slaughter, and then to consume at their pleasure.

    They simply have to coax us into the pasture(for our own safety of course), then trailer us off to be slaughtered.

    Benjamin Franklin said --

    And Thomas Jefferson said it like this --

    Nothing truer spoken. --- No matter what boogie man is scurrying around in the bushes, the government cannot protect you, nor do they have the responsibility to (multiple supreme court cases address this). ONLY YOU can protect yourself. The government only comes to draw the chalk line around your cold dead corpse.

    Concerning the shutting down the internet, that is simply a statist ploy for more power and control over its subjects - We the People!

    So please... think before giving up, your and my, GOD given rights(1st AM. free speech/assembly) for the illusion of security.:biggrin_25513:

    Hope that didn't come off to harsh, but I take my freedom seriously.:yes2557:

    TMike
     
  7. Dieselboss

    Dieselboss Technology Contributor

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    Apparantly those statements do not apply to motorcycle helmets in Oregon.

    (sorry, just a sore spot this morning here...)
     
  8. TMike

    TMike Bobtail Member

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    EXACTLY... They apparently don't apply anywhere in the US. But I'm trying to get the word out.

    We the people have just let our government run wild. --- And some of us have encouraged it. I used to be one of them.

    Not now, I'm wide awake.

    Glad to know some one else is out there...:yes2557:

    TMike
     
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  9. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Oooopppps. Sounds like somebody got a ticket. But don't worry. BIG BROTHER IS GONNA WATCH OUT FOR YOU!:biggrin_25513:

    I am a big fan of wearing a helmet when on a bike. I'm a much bigger fan of being allowed to MAKE THE DECISION FOR MYSELF!
     
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