This joint resolution was introduced in the House by New York Representative José Serrano. The resolution would repeal the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, removing the two-term presidential term restriction, enacted as a consequence of the four terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Given that we know our voting system has been compromised by an expanding paperless system of black-box electronic voting (constructed thanks to the Help America Vote Act of 2002) passage of the resolution would mean that an unlimited dictatorial succession of presidential terms for Barack Obama or any other president would be possible.
Monday, September 7, 2009
S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, S. 773, was introduced by John Rockefeller of West Virginia under the guise of improving security of critical technical systems within government and private sectors.
The bill usurps and centralizes more power to the Executive branch in the following ways:
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The bill usurps and centralizes more power to the Executive branch in the following ways:
- The bill empowers the President to declare a cyber security emergency and take control of any so-called "critical infrastructure" within the private sector.
- In such an "emergency" the President can also order companies to disclose private information, regardless of privacy laws like the Wiretap Act or the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
- The bill creates a federal certification program for cybersecurity professionals. This certification would be mandatory for certain systems and networks within the private sector.
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