On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Florian Weimer <f...@deneb.enyo.de> wrote: > * Scott Morris: > >> Florian Weimer wrote: >>> * Scott Morris: >>> >>> >>>> I'm trying really hard to find my "paranoia hat", and just to relieve >>>> some boredom I read the entire bill to try to figure out where this was >>>> all coming from.... >>>> >>>> "(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or >>>> shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal >>>> Government or United States critical infrastructure information system >>>> or network;" >>>> >>> >>> Wouldn't this mean you're allowed to set emergency ACLs only if a >>> cybersecurity emergency has been declared by the President? > >> I must have missed the phrasing that says "nobody else can make an >> independent decision regarding any security measure above and beyond the >> minimum standards"... >> >> I'll go back and look for that. > > The thing your looking for is called "exclusio unius". 8-)
Now the President will not only carry "The football" now he will also start carrying "The switch". Cheers
