irishwhistle wrote:
This is a joke, right? It couldn't be funnier if it was... The idea that there would be no one along the way of passing such a law who might say, "But wait, we can't shut down the internet, because that would be bad," is ridiculous. It's like suggesting that the president, whose power is limited for a reason, could be given the power to turn off TV, or close all the roads in the entire country on a whim. And doesn't the current guy have kids at home? Yeah, he won't be shutting off the internet. Spend an hour in a dark, quiet room and you'll feel better.
Its no joke.
We cant sit back and say,"oh they wont do that". It gonna happen if they decide to approve this bill.
They are using the grounds that we need more internet protection from terrorists.
Our country's infrastructure is very linked with the internet these days and now they think its not safe.
So these 2 bills are going through. 1 will make it perfectly legal for the government to check all your emails and private data if they deem it necessary, without a warrant!
The second will give the executive branch (the president) the power to completely turn off the internet in the event of a cyber terrorist attack.
Its is good that they are trying to protect our country from this apparent vulnerability. The problem is that this power can and probably will be used for censorship and other things.
Sounds crazy but sadly this is real.