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Senate Trying To Slip Internet Kill Switch Past Us

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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."

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  1. Don't be so sure about it being a bipartisan bill by ravenspear · · Score: 1, Troll

    Senator McCain has indicated that he will do anything he can to block and obstruct the Defense Authorization bill with other republicans since it also contains the repeal of DADT and they just can't stand to see gay people being treated equally.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWrMaLFdao