07-31-2010, 02:39 PM
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Beer Money Baron
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The Kill Switch Myth?
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the President already has an Internet kill switch: he can't shut off a website, but he can shut off any and all wireless or wired Internet access
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But, surprising it was -- especially to Lieberman and his staff on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. They argued that, in fact, the bill limited the powers already invested in the President to shut down telecommunications providers. Leslie Phillips, the communications director for the committee, said, "The very purpose of this legislation is to replace the sledgehammer of the 1934 Communications Act with a scalpel." So, who is right?
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...ill-switch.php |
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