Posted By Andrew Luck
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Hugh Collins – Contributor
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(June 18) — Newly proposed legislation would give the federal government authority to seize and even switch off the Internet during a national crisis.

The bill, put forward Thursday by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., would allow the Department of Homeland Security to issue emergency orders to companies providing services such as search engines, software and broadband Internet, according to CBS. Companies that didn’t comply would face a fine.

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