Cybersecurity Bill S773 - Another Assault On Our Freedoms

The federal government has expanded its powers and size by preying on the fears of an uninformed public. To the horror of the federal government something has been happening for the last 2 years that obviously has them worried - we, the public, are becoming informed. We have been using the Internet to blog, research and communicate and now we are challenging them on almost every piece of legislation that is being introduced.

What does the government do with a threat? They work on a solution to eliminate or control the threat.

Some of you may be on top of this already because Senators Rockefeller and Snowe introduced this bill back in April of 2009. The bill gives the Secretary of Commerce the authority to work outside of the laws and regulations that protect our privacy. It also gives the president the authority to decide what is a cyber security threat and thus the power to shut down the Internet if he feels it is a threat to national security.

Follow the progress of S773 here.