Senate Trying To Slip Internet Kill Switch Past Us 461
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CmdrTaco
from the your-govt-at-work dept.
from the your-govt-at-work dept.
sanermind writes "Sensing Senators don't have the stomach to try and pass a stand-alone bill in broad daylight that would give the President the power to shut down the Internet in a national emergency, the Senate is considering attaching the Internet Kill Switch bill as a rider to other legislation that would have bi-partisan support."
Re:Governmental Fail (Score:3, Funny)
What! This cannot be! Surely the country's most handsome politicians wouldn't fail so thoroughly at a test of practical skill?
Re:Governmental Fail (Score:3, Funny)
What! This cannot be! Surely the country's most handsome politicians wouldn't fail so thoroughly at a test of practical skill?
Why not? They fail so thoroughly at everything else! :p
Re:Why now? (Score:4, Funny)
They can always say the internet is wanted for Sweden for rape.
Re:This is why (Score:5, Funny)
More support for Capitol Punishment! Punish everyone in the capitol!
Re:Governmental Fail (Score:4, Funny)
Bird is the word!
Re:Governmental Fail (Score:5, Funny)
There's also IPoAC [wikipedia.org], IP over Avian Carriers.
Highly vulnerable to shotgun-in-the-middle attacks, though.