Are our leaders better than Egypt's? Governments know that the Internet is
increasingly the lifeblood of democracy -- that's why Egypt's oppressive regime
just shut down the Internet there.

But even as American politicians condemn Egypt for doing so, they've introduced
legislation to give our government the power to do the exact same thing here at
home! The so-called 'Kill Switch' would let the president turn off our Internet
-- without a court even having to approve the decision.

The way its written, this proposal could prove disastrous. The President IMHO
should be able to have a "kill-switch", I suppose, but ONLY with the same
safeguards we have over our nuclear missiles or if our country is under siege BIG
time. There needs to be checks & balances, and several checkpoints and court
approval.

Internet 'Kill Switch'
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Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of
Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter
of the gods.

-- Albert Einstein