US President Barack Obama quietly signed his name to an Executive Order on Friday, allowing the White House to control all private communications in the country in the name of national security. President Obama released his latest Executive Order on Friday, July 6, a 2,205-word statement offered as the “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions.” And although the president chose not to commemorate the signing with much fanfare, the powers he provides to himself and the federal government under the latest order are among the most far-reaching yet of any of his executive decisions. “The Federal Government must have the ability to communicate at all times and under all circumstances to carry out its most critical and time sensitive missions,” the president begins the order. “Survivable, resilient, enduring and effective communications, both domestic and international, are essential to enable the executive branch to communicate within itself and with: the legislative and judicial branches; State, local, territorial and tribal governments; private sector entities; and the public, allies and other nations.” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press...-emergency-preparedness-#.T_sYsRJrreM.twitter
The dictionary definition is "indispensable." But I'll stipulate that "indispensable" is a relative term. For instance, I think my son's generation finds cell phones to be indispensable. I don't, but that doesn't mean I think its a good idea for the government to unilaterally take control of cell phone networks.
It's just one of the first steps... then another power will be controlled, then another, and then another... until one day we wake up and there's a soldier on every street corner telling us where we can go and when we can do it. Everytime we as Americans gladly give up a few liberties, more are always to follow until we have none. Tha Patriot Act under Bush was an abomination, and now the fuck wad who criticized Bush for any and everything is drunk on power.
You sound like a lunatic. I mean soldiers on every corner? WTF is wrong with you? I will be the first to tell you I can't stand Obama, but F dude. At least read the fucking shit you post. He can't just do this any damn time he wants. It would have to be serious, like 911 serious. Not just some day he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed.
