Yes, it’s true, The big, bloated tyrannical federal government will temporarily cut off all communication on the 9th. It’s supposed to be a test, they want to make sure they have the tools in place for complete control of every broadcast outlet in the country. Somebody wanna tell me why? The government doesn’t need, or have the right to control broadcasting of everything. Somehow I believe our founders are rolling over in their graves. Does 1984 ring a bell?

The people who suffer from the mental illness called denial will claim it’s no big deal, the government isn’t going to shut down communications and it’s merely a public safety issue. Well, those people who ignore the facts, and the facts being that “public safety,” or any other “Public-fill-in-the-blank” are always the excuses of tyrants. Always, 100% of the time, no exceptions. Maybe not now, but sometime. Mark my words. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s only a matter of time.

via The Blaze:

Only the President has the authority to activate EAS at the national level, and he has delegated that authority to the Director of FEMA.  The test will be conducted jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through  FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).

In essence, the authority to seize control of all television and civilian communication has been asserted by the executive branch and handed to a government agency.

I don’t like this, I don’t like this at all. The government has become and is becoming way, way too powerful, and throughout history, that has never been good news.