Is it true that they are giving the power to President to shut down the internet??

Duskblade1337 · 06-22-2010, 02:47 AM

I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

pоsts frоm hell · 06-22-2010, 02:52 AM

false.

the FCC is actually implementing the broadband plan. check out broadband.gov

**Jiro** · 06-22-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Duskblade1337

I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

no

souggy · 06-22-2010, 02:59 AM

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Might want to think about how the Internet works first...

Frisky Feline · 06-22-2010, 05:03 AM

Oh my.

The Highlander · 06-22-2010, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Duskblade1337

I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

Don't be silly. Never will happen. Once internet shut down then bad economy will WORSE ever.

**Reba** · 06-22-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Duskblade1337

I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

"They" who?

XBGMER · 06-22-2010, 08:56 AM

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OP, Rumors had talked about it since 2009. the senate Lieberman was idea and wanted to push the
new internet law.

if w/e happened..., then Obama is representative of Dictatorship Hugo Chavez! He did shut media down in
his country.

diehardbiker · 06-22-2010, 10:51 AM

Yeah

Still amazes that people out there make up the stories to start the rumors.

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Originally Posted by Reba

"They" who?

**Foxrac** · 06-22-2010, 02:07 PM

lol, we are no in China.

purplecatty · 07-01-2010, 01:31 AM

Sheesh someone just barfed up a story!! This make things interesting to hear how paranoid they are.

Catty

web730 · 07-01-2010, 04:23 AM

Didn't anybody use Google? It's apparently TRUE!

Check them out....

Obama 'Internet kill switch' plan approved by US Senate panel - Techworld.com

Obama Can Shut Down Internet For 4 Months Under New Emergency Powers

cdaigle430 · 07-01-2010, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiro

no

This is a moot point, the government has always had the authority and the means to shutdown the internet and it's very simple to do so, they just want to make it legal.

souggy · 07-01-2010, 10:11 AM

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Do you even know how the Internet work?

Not even China could shut it down.

**Jiro** · 07-01-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cdaigle430

This is a moot point, the government has always had the authority and the means to shutdown the internet and it's very simple to do so, they just want to make it legal.

no. and no.

why? look at our tv, radio, and telephones.

Frisky Feline · 07-01-2010, 10:24 AM

Yes.Yes!Yes.Yes!

sad.

diehardbiker · 07-01-2010, 10:26 AM

This is making me laughing.

No one owns the Internet., Even if Government takes control, there are always bypass to that. You could create your own Internet, don't you know that.

It only need two PC to make the Internet works, and government can't cut that off.

Sure that government can shut down portion of it but not whole system.

***naisho*** · 07-01-2010, 10:30 AM

I own the internet. Disrespect me and find DDOS at your address.

I take paypal. bgates@microsoft.com

Thanks.

**Jiro** · 07-01-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by naisho

I own the internet. Disrespect me and find DDOS at your address.

I take paypal. bgates@microsoft.com

Thanks.

correction - his email address is just "bill" or "bill gates". the email knows where to go.

souggy · 07-01-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by diehardbiker

This is making me laughing.

No one owns the Internet., Even if Government takes control, there are always bypass to that. You could create your own Internet, don't you know that.

It only need two PC to make the Internet works, and government can't cut that off.

Sure that government can shut down portion of it but not whole system.

No shit, eh?

diehardbiker · 07-01-2010, 10:32 AM

Read carefully, read the red fonts. Said "parts of the Internet" which does not mean whole Internet. I know for sure it won't happen.

A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.

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Originally Posted by web730

Didn't anybody use Google? It's apparently TRUE!

Check them out....

Obama 'Internet kill switch' plan approved by US Senate panel - Techworld.com

Obama Can Shut Down Internet For 4 Months Under New Emergency Powers

whatdidyousay! · 07-01-2010, 11:38 AM

I doubt that would happen , the government is using the internet to spy on people that could be terrorists , this is a great tool for the government to use.

**Beowulf** · 07-01-2010, 12:11 PM

Hmmmm. In the USA we are strident that gun ownership is a right, while half a world away in Finland, they declared that broadband internet is a right. Makes you think, doesn't it? lol

cdaigle430 · 07-01-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by souggy

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Do you even know how the Internet work?

Not even China could shut it down.

Of course I know how the internet works and yes the president can shut down the internet in the US. China can shut down their internet anytime they want. Of course shutting down the internet also has major drawbacks which means it would have to be one hell of an emergency.

**Jiro** · 07-01-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cdaigle430

Of course I know how the internet works and yes the president can shut down the internet in the US. China can shut down their internet anytime they want. Of course shutting down the internet also has major drawbacks which means it would have to be one hell of an emergency.

Our internet and China's internet are designed differently. In China - it's centralized. In America - it's decentralized. Nearly impossible to shut it down. The President can only issue an order to ISP to shut it down.

**Reba** · 07-01-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Beowulf

Hmmmm. In the USA we are strident that gun ownership is a right, while half a world away in Finland, they declared that broadband internet is a right. Makes you think, doesn't it? lol

Yeah. It makes me wonder how on earth our Founding Fathers forgot to include the internet in the Bill of Rights. What were they thinking?!

souggy · 07-01-2010, 04:37 PM

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Actually, China can't shut down the Internet.

**sallylou** · 07-01-2010, 08:04 PM

I'll DIE without the internet!

***naisho*** · 07-01-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sallylou

I'll DIE without the internet!

No you won't!

07-01-2010, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duskblade1337

I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

Where did you hear this from. Source please.

06-22-2010, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Duskblade1337 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 14	Is it true that they are giving the power to President to shut down the internet?? I heard that they are trying to give the power to Obama to shut off the internet, I am against it because it violates the Freedom of Speech. If the internet shuts down then we all won't able to text each other anymore, I'm deaf and I wouldn't be able to text to my friends right??

06-22-2010, 02:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
souggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9,541	Wirelessly posted Might want to think about how the Internet works first... __________________ "It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don’t understand it." - Richard Freynman

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XBGMER Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,451	Wirelessly posted OP, Rumors had talked about it since 2009. the senate Lieberman was idea and wanted to push the new internet law. if w/e happened..., then Obama is representative of Dictatorship Hugo Chavez! He did shut media down in his country. __________________

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pоsts frоm hell Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 79	false. the FCC is actually implementing the broadband plan. check out broadband.gov

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Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,239	Oh my.

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purplecatty Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Center of the USA Posts: 3,609	Sheesh someone just barfed up a story!! This make things interesting to hear how paranoid they are. Catty

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souggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9,541	Wirelessly posted Do you even know how the Internet work? Not even China could shut it down. __________________ "It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don’t understand it." - Richard Freynman

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Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,239	Yes.Yes!Yes.Yes! sad.

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diehardbiker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In back of Superduty Posts: 11,285	This is making me laughing. No one owns the Internet., Even if Government takes control, there are always bypass to that. You could create your own Internet, don't you know that. It only need two PC to make the Internet works, and government can't cut that off. Sure that government can shut down portion of it but not whole system. __________________ J-MAC's quote: "People who try and fail are more superior than people who don't try at all" "If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson (1778) Avatar picture is Cape Hatteras light house in OBX.

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*naisho* Forum Disorders M.D.,Ph.D Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 6,162	I own the internet. Disrespect me and find DDOS at your address. I take paypal. bgates@microsoft.com Thanks.

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whatdidyousay! Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8,630	I doubt that would happen , the government is using the internet to spy on people that could be terrorists , this is a great tool for the government to use.

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Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,515	Hmmmm. In the USA we are strident that gun ownership is a right, while half a world away in Finland, they declared that broadband internet is a right. Makes you think, doesn't it? lol

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souggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9,541	Wirelessly posted Actually, China can't shut down the Internet. __________________ "It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don’t understand it." - Richard Freynman

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