Ronald Reagan, March 31, 1976, recommending that the (now Chinese controlled) canal in Panama not be tossed away.
Governor Reagan was referring to only one strategic American asset.
On October 1, 2016, President Barack Obama will hand to Iran, China, Russia, and others control of perhaps America’s single greatest strategic asset – the world wide web known as the internet.
The internet has become the foundation of international commerce for one reason. It operates under the protection of American legal, cultural, and political freedoms.
Totalitarian regimes have sought to block access to the internet within their borders. However, America’s Constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech has allowed even disfavored websites to be accessed via often difficult, but possible work-arounds.
Forces around the globe desire to control this medium. Shut down its fairness. Steal its commercial communications and secrets.
Perhaps none of Mr. Obama’s actions during his two terms will do as irreparable damage to our national security as his transferring the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the foreign government-controlled Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on October 1, 2016.
Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of the United States clearly states that only “The Congress shall have power to dispose of … property belonging to the United States.” Twice Congress has passed, and the President has signed, legislation to prevent Mr. Obama from using funds to transfer the Internet to foreign control.
The Protecting Internet Freedom Act by Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Sean Duffy will ensure the continued protection of internet freedom by prohibiting the National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) from allowing the IANA functions contract to expire. It will ensure that the United States maintains sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, which are vital to national security.
Congress must take action before October 1 in order to preserve the independence of the world wide web that has been such a blessing to the world.
We believe that it is our duty to hold every Member of Congress, House or Senate, Democrat or Republican individually responsible should they allow Mr. Obama to unilaterally take this brazen step in disregard of Congressional mandates.
No other nation would even consider discarding such a valuable strategic asset.
In the next few days we will have the names of those in Washington who are there to protect America and those who are not.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan |
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Chairman, Conservative Action Project Former White House Advisor, President Ronald Reagan |
| The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
Diana L. Banister President Shirley & Banister Public Affairs |
| Herman Pirchner, Jr. Founding President American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) |
The Honorable Colin A. Hanna President Let Freedom Ring, Inc. |
| David Bozell President ForAmerica |
L. Brent Bozell, III Founder and President Media Research Center |
| William L. Walton Vice President Council for National Policy |
Michael A. Needham Chief Executive Officer Heritage Action for America |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Counselor U.S. Attorney General |
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund |
| Ed Corrigan Former Executive Director Senate Steering Committee |
William W. Pascoe Partner Antietam Communications |
| Ron Robinson President Young America’s Foundation |
Rebecca Hagelin Board of Directors, Family Talk Secretary, Council for National Policy |
| Jenny Beth Martin Co-Founder Tea Party Patriots |
Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation |
| Bob Adams President Revive America PAC |
Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO The Martin Organization, Inc. |
| Sherri R. Martin Co-Founder The Martin Foundation |
Monty S. Warner Plains States Legal Foundation |
| Shawn A. Mitchell National Chaplain National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
Steven Thrasher Special Counsel National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
| Hon. Jerry Melvin President Florida Republican Assembly |
Nicholas Stehle Campaign for the American Future |
| Allen J. Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
Ted Baehr Publisher MOVIEGUIDE(R) |
| David W. Preston Executive Director Oklahoma Wesleyan University Foundation |
Michael Farris Chairman Home School Legal Defense Association |
| Mike Spence President Conservative Republicans of California |
Herb London President London Center for Policy Research |
| Hon. James C. Miller III Former Director of OMB President Ronald Reagan |
Col Francis X. De Luca USMCR (Ret) President Civitas Institute |
| Neil Patel Co-Founder, The Daily Caller Former Chief Policy Advisor to Vice President Cheney |
Peter J. Thomas Chairman Americans for Constitutional Liberty |
| Todd W. Herrick Chairman Herrick Foundation |
Allen Roth President Secure America Now |
| Kevin D. Freeman Founder, National Security Investment Consultant Institute |
Bradley Mattes President Life Issues Institute |
| C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
Nancy Schulze Founder, Congressional Wives Speakers Co-founder, American Prayer Initiative |
| Ali Akbar President National Bloggers Club |
Herman Cain CEO www.hermancain.com |
| Christopher N. Malagisi President Young Conservatives Coalition |
Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism |
| Donna Hearne Chief Executive Officer Constitutional Coalition |
Andresen Blom Executive Director Grassroot Hawaii Action, Inc. |
| Christopher Carmouche Executive Director GrassTops USA |
George Landrith President Frontiers of Freedom |
| Willes K. Lee President National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
Thomas P. Kilgannon President Freedom Alliance |
| Tim LeFever Chairman Capitol Resource Institute |
Ronald D. Rotunda The Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence Chapman University |
| Elaine Donnelly, President Center for Military Readiness |
Phillip Jauregui President Judicial Action Group |
| Charles J. Cooper Former Assistant Attorney GeneralPresident Ronald Reagan |
Dee Hodges President Maryland Taxpayers Association |
| Barbara J. Leeden Private Citizen |
Tricia Erickson President, Angel Pictures & Publicity http://www.angelpicturesandpublicity.com/ Publisher, www.TheConservativePundit.net |
| Craig Shirley Reagan Biographer |
Lewis K. Uhler Founder and President National Tax Limitation Committee |
| Ambassador Henry F. Cooper Former Director Strategic Defense Initiative |
Rick Manning President Americans for Limited Government |
| Jerry A. Johnson President and CEO National Religious Broadcasters |
Lou Cordia President Cordia and Associates |
| Melissa Ortiz Founder & Principal Able Americans |
Belden Bell Co-Chair Heritage Legacy Society |
| Bishop E.W. Jackson President STAND Foundation, Inc. |
Rick Scarborough President Vision America Action |
| The Honorable Tim G. Echols Public Service Commissioner State of Georgia |
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. President & CEO Center for Security Policy |
| Ken Boehm Chairman National Legal and Policy Center |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| Jim Backlin Christian Coalition of America |
Kelly Shackelford, Esq. President, CEO & Chief Counsel First Liberty Institute |
| Richard W. Rahn Chairman Institute for Global Economic Growth |
Sandra Froman Treasurer Council for National Policy |
| The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
The Honorable Ken Ivory Member Utah House of Representatives |
| Sandy Rios Director of Governmental Affairs American Family Association |
Norm Singleton President Campaign for Liberty |
| Dick Patten President American Business Defense Council |
Honorable Mike Hill Florida State Representative District 2 |
| Samuel B. Casey General Counsel WOUNDED WARRIOR CORPS. |
Todd W Herrick Chairman Herrick Foundation |
| Mike Stenhouse CEO Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity |
Larry Beasley President and CEO The Washington Times |
| The Honorable Stephen Stockman (Ret) Member, TX -36 U.S. House of Representatives |
Jim Martin Chairman 60 Plus Association |
| Richard Falknor Publisher The Blue Ridge Forum |
Susan Falknor Publisher The Blue Ridge Forum |
| Alan P. Dye, Esq. Partner Webster, Chamberlain & Bean |
Tim Wildmon President American Family Association |
| Robert D. Thompson Administrator The Weyrich Lunch |
Ron Pearson President Council for America |
| Bill Dallas CEO United in Purpose |
Terrence Scanlon Retired President Capital Research Center |
| Lee Beaman Owner Beaman Automotive Group |
Becky Gerritson President Wetumpka TEA Party (AL) |
| Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
Lisa Calvert Conservative Activist Houston, TX |
| Joe R Calvert President Rabon-Calvert Interests |
Kimberly Bellissimo CEO ForthRight Strategy |
| George Landrith President Frontiers of Freedom |
Melvin Adams, Sr Hardy, Virginia |
| Andrea Lafferty President Traditional Values Coalition |
The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli, II President Senate Conservatives Fund |
| Grace-Marie Turner President Galen Institute |
John Dodd President Jesse Helms Center Foundation |
| Mathew D. Staver, Esq., B.C.S. Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel |
Thomas Donelson Chairman Americas PAC |
| Brigitte Gabriel Founder & CEO ACT for America |
Thomas Louis Executive Director ACT for America |
| The Honorable Tom DeLay Former Speaker of the House |
Amy Ridenour Chairman The National Center for Public Policy Research |
| The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council |
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