Obama’s attempt to takeover of the Internet foiled by the D.C. Court of Appeals…

Suffering a set back from the appellate court, the Obama administration is now soft peddling the idea through a back door approach. With the recent finding that George Soros has funded a group called Free Press,  they recommend the development of a world-class government-run media system in the U.S.

Exactly what a free country needs. Perhaps the government will spend vast sums or our money determining how the likes of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Kim Jong-Il and or our friends in Iran are running their programs.

It is my contention that the obvious reason to gain control of the internet is to silence the dissent of millions of bloggers,  online news papers,web sites, and subsequent discussions on them; that bring Americans the facts on how the current government continues to lie and obfuscate.

After all, they have had no problem co-opting the mainstream media, largely sympathetic to Obama’s agenda. We the new media, will never be silenced and therefore we must be identified and our dissent crushed.

That’s just not going to happen. Several of the most popular and trusted sites are, Atlas Shrugs, Red State, Hot Air, Voting Female,The Santa Examiner Post & Mail, Canada Free Press, Charging Elephant, News Real, and Reclaim Freedom.

Here’s what you can do to help: The FCC created a website at .OpenInternet.gov where you can comment on government regulating the Internet under so-called net neutrality rules. The left has been flooding it with comments. Please take a moment to head over to OpenInternet.gov and click on “Join the Discussion” to make your voice heard for keeping the Internet in private hands.

The goals of Open Internet follow:

Goal No. 1: At least 100 million U.S. homes should have affordable access to actual download speeds of at least 100 megabits per second and actual upload speeds of at least 50 megabits per second.
In order to be a world leader in access to broadband by 2020, the plan has recommendations to foster competition, drive demand for increased network performance and lower the cost of deploying infrastructure. These will help inform consumers about broadband performance, expand services and infrastructure, and reform access to rights-of-way to lower barriers to entry for firms.

Another grand design in social engineering; will ownership of a state of the art computer now become a right? Will typing classes, learning to read and write be among the new rights?

Goal No. 2: The United States should lead the world in mobile innovation, with the fastest and most extensive wireless networks of any nation.
Without enough spectrum, the wonderful potential that wireless and mobile broadband promise will remain unrealized. The Plan recommends making 500 megahertz of spectrum available by 2020, including 300 megahertz within the next five years, for both licensed and unlicensed use. In addition, the Commission recommends initiatives to ensure greater transparency and access in allocating spectrum for various uses.

Is it in the realm of possibility that a significant portion of our population would have no interest in the Internet? What about those that enjoy an inexpensive land line connection. Many people don’t use the internet at all. According to Nielsen online surveys, in 2009, 74.1% of the people in the U.S. used the internet.  Suggested audiences might be the homeless, the uneducated, the drug addicted, will a mandatory home be required for their connection?

Goal No. 3: Every American should have affordable access to robust broadband service, and the means and skills to subscribe if they so choose.
Not only is our world increasingly accessible online, but Americans have more opportunity for civic engagement than ever. But for these exciting online tools to be useful, every American must: have access to a network; be able to afford that access; and have the opportunity to develop digital skills. The Plan proposes reprioritization of resources and strategic targeting of efforts in order to achieve the goal of a 90% broadband adoption rate by 2020.

Must have? Is that the same “must have”  as we now know is in “Obama Care” Will they be fined if they don’t have access?

Goal No. 4: Every community should have affordable access to at least 1 gigabite per second broadband service to anchor institutions such as schools, hospitals, and government buildings.
The plan makes recommendations to upgrade the E-rate and improve the Rural Health Care support programs. Reforming incentive structures, licensing, and data interoperability, ensure that public priorities take advantage of the benefits broadband networks offer. And once community anchors are connected to gigabit speeds, it will become less expensive and more practical to get the same speeds to homes.

Licensing? Did we just hear liberal-speak for another tax? It will become less expensive? Excuse me?  Has any government program been less expensive than the same service provided by the private sector?

Goal No. 5: To ensure the safety of American communities, every first responder should have access to a nationwide, wireless, interoperable broadband public safety network.
Often, first responders from different jurisdictions cannot communicate effectively with each other at the scene of an emergency. A nationwide broadband safety network should be robust enough to maintain performance in the aftermath of a disaster, and should allow every first responder to communicate with each other and share real-time data over high-speed connections.

Is it conceivable that this is a read herring? In a major attack or catastrophe would this administration likely shut the Internet down to the public? But of course it will be for our own good.

Goal No. 6: To ensure that America leads in the clean energy economy, every American should be able to use broadband to track and manage their real-time energy consumption.
The United States must lead by encouraging renewable power, grid storage, and vehicle electrification. Real-time data can also inform automated thermostats and appliances, allowing consumers to save energy and money while reducing the need for expensive new power plants. Consumers should be able to access real-time usage information from smart meters and historical billing information over the Internet.

Ah yes part of the real agenda, Green Jobs, Green Technology, made in the United States.   Not really they will for the most part be manufactured in China.

Random thoughts while observing the passing charade, I’m J.C.

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