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Originally Posted by James124
They're against it because they(unlike you) have a feel for how things work. Long run, Rockefeller and friends wants the internet to be subscription based(cable), so it becomes a one-way communication media like tv. Rockefeller & co. know there will be maximum resistance if they just change everything in one step. So they make a plan to do things in stages, gradually passing bills. Every bill that passes will have several "excuses", which are sound arguments like: "for protection", "will help the economy" etc. That's how the system works, people like you and probably baddog, are over-sensitive to sound arguments, and fail to see the "big picture".
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Don't make this about me. Stay focused on the topic at hand. I'm far from being "oversensitive" to sound arguments and I do believe that I have a more advanced view regrading the "bigger picture" here than you realize.
Carrying on...
The network security infrastructure that is presently being utilized by the government of the United States is drastically insecure. This is fact, not fiction. Steps need to be taken and this bill, as drafted, will make a nationwide call for the best and the brightest to assist in designing, implementing, maintaining and future proofing a strategic Cybersecurity platform. It also strengthens the potential for a more secure internet future for US citizens by providing educational opportunities and scholarships.
That is the bigger picture here. Not one of paranoia and mistrust.
What is ironic is that if these steps are not taken and a major cyberattack does occur, everyone will then ask, "Why didn't they do something to protect our systems sooner?"
Read the bill, there is nothing in it that presents a glaring threat of freedoms for commercial entities or US citizens. All that the bill is asking for is the potential ability to be able to have control over PORTIONS of the internet infrastructure that government data and systems run on and over. Even the act of doing such a drastic step will be monitored and recorded closely by the individual Cybersecurity Centers.
This thread is a vehicle of misinformation, deceiving those who need/want an excuse to mistrust their own leaders and highlights exactly why it is important for persons to properly educate themselves and be involved in these systematic processes so that they can be fully aware and capable of implementing change from within.
In any event, I see that there are others here who are willing to merely dwell on the surface of this issue, so perhaps I'm just wasting my time sharing intellectual discourse on this matter.
Again, READ THE BILL yourselves, people. Do not be sheep. The sky is not falling.