President Obama has the POWER TO PULL THE PLUG on the Internet here in the United States, just like Hosni Mubarak's administration did in Egypt during the uprising. The FCC's Net Neutrality Act, passed by a vote of 3-2 along party lines on December 21, 2010, gives "kill-switch" authorization to the federal government.
The full implementation of this Act will take place 60 days after the date of the Act, which is FEBRUARY 21, 2011.
THAT MEANS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE INTERNET UNLESS WE ACT TO STOP THEM.
If we allow this FCC Act to go unchallenged, the government will be able to REGULATE THE INTERNET and any other interstate communication service they choose, WITHOUT Congressional oversight.
Help us make sure that hundreds of thousands of faxes are piled up in their offices on Monday morning. Your participation is critical as we work to protect free speech in America and defend against an overreaching bureaucracy.
THIS IS AN URGENT ISSUE - PLEASE SEND YOUR FAXES NOW!
Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced a Resolution of Disapproval, seeking to reverse the FCC's net neutrality rules. The Resolution was introduced in the House by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI); and in the Senate by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX), Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). IT IS FILIBUSTER-PROOF.
Walden, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, said, "The FCC shouldn't be in the business of picking winners and losers by advantaging web companies over broadband providers."
"There's a broad chorus of congressional voices that agree the FCC overstepped its bounds. That's what we're going to raise with the five commissioners in front of the subcommittee next week, and that's why we'll offer a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act."
You've seen what is going on in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. The "democratic demonstrations" in the streets of Egypt were fueled by use of the Internet and social communication networks like Facebook and Twitter. At the height of the revolution, President Hosni Mubarak's administration pulled the "kill switch" and closed off Egypt's citizens from the information superhighway.
WHAT HAPPENED IN EGYPT CAN HAPPEN HERE.
The new rules will give government bureaucrats power over Internet carriers, which is in direct opposition to our free market system - and the freedom we have always enjoyed on the Internet.
This is yet another in a long line of examples of the Obama administration overstepping their authority and concentrating more power with the government - and against the wishes of the American people.
According to Rasmussen, only 21 percent of the country supports the idea of network neutrality - but the Obama administration continues to push for more and more control over every aspect of our lives in an effort to suppress free speech and dissenting opinion!
The FCC does NOT have the authority from either Congress or the U.S. Constitution to assume control of the Internet!
The White House does not have the authority from either Congress or the U.S. Constitution to use the "kill-switch!"
Three federal judges warned the FCC before they passed the Net Neutrality Act. They believe the Internet has First Amendment protection, exactly the same as printed media - so what is next for Obama? Assuming control of our newspapers and magazines?
President Obama does not like dissenting opinion, and there's a lot of that lately because his big government agenda is not popular. If he can't silence his critics through debate, he will use his radical FCC to do it for him! Just like we saw in Egypt!
As we saw in Egypt, a "kill-switch" can have overwhelmingly disastrous consequences. You, as an individual, would be drastically affected; but think of the millions of businesses that depend upon the Internet for their commerce. The fallout would literally CRIPPLE the already-shaky U.S. economy!
This is a violation of your rights and of the U.S. Constitution!
There is nothing "neutral" about the Net Neutrality Act. The government wins, and you lose.
We have an FCC that is openly hostile to our First Amendment rights.
You may not notice it today, and you may not notice it tomorrow - but unless we get the Net Neutrality Act overturned, you will wake up soon and find that the government has assumed total control over the Internet, and your speech will be restricted.
Free speech is one of America's most precious freedoms, and I ask for your urgent support so we can defend it, before it's too late.
Sincerely, 
Tony Adkins, Conservative Action Alerts
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