in Obamas plan to surrender the Internet is almost here......Thanks to Democrats.....
The Obama administration has set Oct. 1 for the transfer of U.S. control of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, a private-sector, nonprofit group based in Los Angeles that administers internet domain names and designations.
To the federal government, it is a bookkeeping move that privatizes what the administration considers a technical organization. To Cruz and other critics it is ceding control of free speech to authoritarian countries like China, Russia and Iran who can censor the internet.
Sen. Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, had told Texas reporters Wednesday, “My hope is that the CR will include a delay of a transfer to the private sector.”
“We need some reassurance that we’re not going to do anything that’s going to cost a lot of harm,” said Cornyn, who supports a delay of the transfer from the U.S.
GOP nominee Trump’s campaign issued a statement Wednesday, as well, opposing the transfer.
"Donald J. Trump is committed to preserving internet freedom for the American people and citizens all over the world. The U.S. should not turn control of the internet over to the United Nations and the international community,” said Stephen Miller, Trump’s national policy director.
Cruz, who has not endorsed Trump, tweeted that he appreciated his former rival’s support
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article103433852.html#storylink=cpy
The Obama administration has set Oct. 1 for the transfer of U.S. control of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, a private-sector, nonprofit group based in Los Angeles that administers internet domain names and designations.
To the federal government, it is a bookkeeping move that privatizes what the administration considers a technical organization. To Cruz and other critics it is ceding control of free speech to authoritarian countries like China, Russia and Iran who can censor the internet.
Sen. Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, had told Texas reporters Wednesday, “My hope is that the CR will include a delay of a transfer to the private sector.”
“We need some reassurance that we’re not going to do anything that’s going to cost a lot of harm,” said Cornyn, who supports a delay of the transfer from the U.S.
GOP nominee Trump’s campaign issued a statement Wednesday, as well, opposing the transfer.
"Donald J. Trump is committed to preserving internet freedom for the American people and citizens all over the world. The U.S. should not turn control of the internet over to the United Nations and the international community,” said Stephen Miller, Trump’s national policy director.
Cruz, who has not endorsed Trump, tweeted that he appreciated his former rival’s support
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article103433852.html#storylink=cpy