Obama to Appoint a Cyber Czar (part 1)
It was only a matter of time until President Obama took over the internet by appointing a Cyber Czar. The name couldn’t be more fitting. Czars are in complete control of things and answer to no one. This Cyber Czar will answer only to Obama, not Congress, not the courts and certainly not the people. In fact the people have no say in this.
Obama says that the cyber czar will monitor online threats from terrorists and keep our internet networks safe. Admirable, but the government already has securities measures in place to keep our internet software safe. “It’s now clear this cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,” Obama said, adding, “We’re not as prepared as we should be, as a government or as a country.”[i] Obama fails to mention who will be heading this new position and whom he will answer to. Another problem is the chance of this being abused. Too often people have been given positions of great power, such as this, and abused it. This is nothing more than another expansion of the federal government. Once it starts it does not end. We have witnessed this pattern for the last 40 years.
Obama is attempting to frighten the people into giving the government more power. Whenever he opens his mouth and attempts to sell the us on the idea of more government control, he poses a crisis. First it was the auto industry heading toward bankruptcy. Obama promised that if we allowed the federal government to give billions of dollars that it doesn’t have to GM, Chrysler, and Ford then we would save the American auto industry and be spared from an impending crisis. Well, GM and Chrysler have both declared bankruptcy, our money is gone. Obama expanded the power of the government and prevented nothing. He has also presented us with other crises: Americans have no access to health care, global warming rampant, a mounting deficit. His solution: government run health care (it has never worked in any country that implemented it), Cap and Tax (i.e. cape and trade), and introduce more taxes (while at the same time spending uncontrollably).
But we have another threat. A more sinister and dangerous plot. A major crisis! The terrorists might use our digitalized services and our internet against us! Our online services: banking, bill paying, etc. are not safe. Our way of life may be at risk. So Obama dons his red cape and swoops in to save us from another crisis. He will appoint someone to monitor the internet for such threats. Ladies and Gentlemen, do you honestly think that our way of life, our usage of cyber space will be any safer with the government in control of the internet?
We have become so afraid as a society that we are allowing the federal government to assume whatever powers they want because we have been duped into believing it will protect us. We run to our congressmen, our president, even our justices whenever we stub our toe. As a society we fear losing what we have that we allow the government to expand its “protective” arm over us. Just one problem: the government never holds its end of the bargain. When governments get as big and powerful as ours, we will lose everything that we hope to protect. I do not mean material wealth, though we will lose that too. But most importantly we will lose our freedom to do as we choose, to strive for a better life, and to just live. Benjamin Franklin wisely said, “Those that give up liberty for temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” He is absolutely right.
Oh, Obama assures us that the new czar will not monitor private networks or email accounts, nor will he dictate to private businesses how they will conduct their affairs or tighten their digital security. But we have heard these assurances before from past dictators. Remember Hitler, Stalin. They promised their people that there was nothing to fear from the government. The government was going to right wrongs and improve their lives. Millions of innocent lives paid for those assurances.
[i] Lolita C. Baldor, (2009) Obama Setting up Better Security for Computers, Associated Press, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_cyber_struggles
July 29th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Folks. This power Grab by Obama and the Federal Government needs to stop. It will only Stop if we, the people, put a stop to it. If you want to know the basic principles this country was founded upon, read the writings of our founders. Most notable is Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. You can buy from Amazon.com for $6.95.
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Paine’s book woke people up. We have a responsibility to protect and preserve our freedoms. Do not depend on the government to do it. It is time for us to wake up.