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On Wednesday Senators John Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced a bill to establish the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor. This would be an arm of the executive branch that would have vast power to control Internet traffic to protect against cyber-threats.

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF) ((Look it over, take time to pay attention to sec. 14 and 18.))

Before I go on I have something to say...This wouldn't be happening if Bush was in office. You know it is true. I invite you to stop, think, and imagine. Even if you are the most hardcore Obama fan and believe that he would never abuse this power consider that he will not be in office forever, but this law would not part with him.

Mother Jones sums it up best,

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF) gives the president the ability to “declare a cybersecurity emergency” and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any “critical” information network “in the interest of national security.” The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president.

The bill does not only add to the power of the president. It also grants the Secretary of Commerce “access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access.” This means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks without regard to privacy laws.

Section 14 is the nastiest in my eyes. It tosses out all privacy safeguards on Internet use for all networks. (Bye-bye Fouth Amnemnt!) With this the government to go after private networks without search warrants.

Cut leads to links, but there isn't much out yet.

But Redding said she felt her new Muslim faith did not pose a contradiction to her staying a Christian and minister.

The imam at the Islamic Center in Seattle, Washington, where Redding prays said she brings the best of both traditions to her beliefs.

"Coming from an example of wanting to be Christ-like and coming from the perspective of wanting to follow the best example -- the example of our prophet Mohammed -- it all makes sense then," Benjamin Shabazz said.

There are many contradictions between the two religions. While Islam recognizes Jesus as a prophet, Christianity worships him as the son of God.

James Wellman, who chairs the department of comparative religion at the University of Washington, said that while it is not unusual for people to "mix and match" beliefs, it is almost unheard of for a minister to claim two religions.

"When you take ordination as a Christian minister, you take an explicit vow of loyalty to Jesus. It's hard for me to understand how a Christian minister could have dual loyalties," Wellman said.

Redding said she sees the theological conflicts but that the two religions, at their core, "illuminate" each other.

"When I took my shahada, I said there's no God but God and that Mohammed is God's prophet or messenger. Neither of those statements, neither part of that confession or profession denies anything about Christianity," she said.

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