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Senator Joe Lieberman, co-author of a bill that would give President
Obama a kill switch to shut down parts of the Interne...
Senator Joe Lieberman, co-author of a bill that would give President
Obama a kill switch to shut down parts of the Internet, attempted to
reassure CNN viewers yesterday that concerns about the government
regulating free speech on the web were overblown, but he only stoked
more alarm by citing China, a country that censors all online
dissent against the state, as the model to which American should
compare itself.
During an appearance on CNNs State of the Union
with Candy Crowley, Lieberman characterized concerns that his
197-page Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PDF)
legislation represents an attempt to hand Obama absolute power over
the Internet as total misinformation, adding that people were
intentionally peddling misinformation.
Lieberman again invoked
cybersecurity as the motivation behind the bill and tried to assuage
the worries of critics. So I say to my friends on the Internet,
relax. Take a look at the bill. And this is something that we need
to protect our country, said the Senator.
However, Liebermans
choice of comparison in justifying the necessity of the bill will
only serve to heighten concerns that the government is going after
free speech.
WTF...why give anyone that much power!!! What an addle brain!!