Senate Narrowly Votes Down Cybersecurity Act Again, Obama Signs Secret Directive

Eric Blair
Activist Post.com
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Desperate for Internet control, Senate leaders once again put the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 up for a vote yesterday, and yet again, it failed to pass. But this time it was one vote closer (51 to 47) to passing than its August defeat (52 to 46).

The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, first introduced in 2010 by Joe Lieberman, was quickly dubbed the Internet Kill Switch Bill because of the power it gives to the executive branch to seize or shut down parts of the Internet in a cyber emergency.

At the time Lieberman justified this draconian power grab by saying, “Right now, China, the government, can disconnect parts of its Internet in a case of war. We need to have that here, too.”

Here’s the interview where he made these statements along with some commentary on why this policy is so dangerous:

The Rest…HERE

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