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The truth is, as coincidental as it may seem, that amidst all of the turmoil in our ally-nation of dictator-led Egypt, there is legislation being discussed in Congress right now, which would grant Barack Obama a “Kill Switch” for the internet in America. To even acknowledge this reality is absurd but it is true. Barack Obama wants the power to literally turn off the Internet if he deems it necessary.
Why? I can’t think of a logical reason but after seeing what is happening in Egypt one idea comes to mind. Our world is fomenting into a froth, spilling over the edges of the reality we’ve known for a long time, as a result of poorly led governments around the globe and it will probably get worse before it gets better. The next two years, not even considering the events that will happen in other countries, in America, alone, will be a time that will test your principles and strengths.
So, again, I ask why does Barack Obama want legislation that allows him to cut off 300 million Americans from access to the Internet? I can’t answer that question because it holds no American merit as far as freedom is concerned, but what is happening in Egypt right now is a good start to speculate towards a future that Barack Obama may foresee where he finds it necessary to silence certain Americans who don’t conform to his ideas.
1,680.7 miles to go.
- Maine was the twenty-third state to join the union on March 15, 1820, one year before Missouri and one year after Alabama.
- Population, as of 2009, is 1,318,301.
- Senators are Susan Collins (R) and Olympia Snowe (R).
- Representatives are Chellie Pingree (D) and Michael Michaud (D).
- Maine has four electoral votes. Historically, the state has voted red from the Civil War through the 1980s, only voting blue in 1912, 1964, and 1968. Maine has voted Democratic in the last four elections. Barack Obama won by 18% over John McCain in 2008. Maine and Nebraska are the only two states to not use the “All or nothing” approach to awarding electoral votes. Differing from the other forty-eight states, the winner of the popular vote gets two electoral votes, while one is assigned to the winner of each of Maine’s two congressional districts. This method was established in 1972, and is yet to result in a split electoral vote.
The truth is, as coincidental as it may seem, that amidst all of the turmoil in our ally-nation of dictator-led Egypt, there is legislation being discussed in Congress right now, which would grant Barack Obama a “Kill Switch” for the internet in America. To even acknowledge this reality is absurd but it is true. Barack Obama wants the power to literally turn off the Internet if he deems it necessary.
Why? I can’t think of a logical reason but after seeing what is happening in Egypt one idea comes to mind. Our world is fomenting into a froth, spilling over the edges of the reality we’ve known for a long time, as a result of poorly led governments around the globe and it will probably get worse before it gets better. The next two years, not even considering the events that will happen in other countries, in America, alone, will be a time that will test your principles and strengths.
So, again, I ask why does Barack Obama want legislation that allows him to cut off 300 million Americans from access to the Internet? I can’t answer that question because it holds no American merit as far as freedom is concerned, but what is happening in Egypt right now is a good start to speculate towards a future that Barack Obama may foresee where he finds it necessary to silence certain Americans who don’t conform to his ideas.
1,680.7 miles to go.
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