A personal blog for Ille the gal as she lives life a sovereign migrant / unauthorized immigrant.
Saturday, December 22
Saturday, July 14
Obama Order Gives Power to Seize Control of All Communications Systems →
Obama refuses to address immigration reform or to issue an executive order to halt deportations by saying, “I know some here wish that I could just bypass Congress and change the law myself. But that’s not how democracy works.” and yet…..
President Obama has given the Department of Homeland Security, new powers to take over the telecommunications industry and internet systems in case of emergency.
Obama signed an executive order meant to prioritize government communications over privately-owned communications in the event of a national emergency or devastating terrorist attack.
Signed on June 6 the order “gives DHS the authority to seize control of telecommunications facilities, including telephone, cellular and wireless networks, in order to prioritize government communications over private ones in an emergency,” said Amie Stephanovich, a lawyer with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
The new law builds on important precedents. The administration claims the legal basis for the order is Section 706 of the 1934 Communications Act, which authorizes the president to “cause the closing of any facility or station for wire communication” and gives him “control of any such facility or station” if a state of war, or the threat of one, exists.
Obama’s updated version extends these powers to the internet. It is an extreme, dictatorial, wartime power that can give the president the power to shut down or control all means of communication on his say so. Modern America is so reliant on these communications systems, like cellular wireless networks and the internet, that if they were controlled by the Executive Branch, it could lead to chaos.
(Source: jayaprada)
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Friday, September 9
Sunday, December 12
Regarding current activity for the DREAM Act
I’m pretty… unexcited.
But that’s probably because I’m clearly dead inside.
I see a glimmer of hope that something I’ve been waiting 6 years for will come to pass. But I’ve made myself remain disillusioned because it’s possible that it may not come to pass. I’m tired of having heart palpitations as if in love, sleepless nights due to excitement, and the constant searching of any news to come through the grapevine only to end up having to be devastated. So instead, the more news and opinion pieces there are about the DREAM Act, the more I feel inclined to ignore them. I don’t care if there were to be a poll out that says 100% of Americans support the DREAM Act or if the Dalai Lama publically states support. The only headlines I’m looking for are “Senate passes the DREAM Act” and “Obama signs the DREAM Act into law”.
I’m not too superstitious a person, but over these 6 years, I’ve imagined genies to make wishes to. Alas, the folly of all wishes: I think I should have made sure to be specific in my wording. The Senate is considering passing the House version of the DREAM Act, rather than a Senate version so that, once passed, they would not have to spend time negotiating which parts of both the House and Senate versions to keep, discard, or compromise.
But, the House version…
The House version has an age cap of 30-years old. The “original” DREAMers, the DREAMers this legislation was initially written for a decade ago, would no longer be eligible for their own bill. The DREAMers who had been fighting the longest and hardest would be disqualified if the Senate were to pass the House version.
I should be letting myself feel happy, but instead, I feel heartless.
Am I being grateful or ungrateful by mentioning this?
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Friday, November 19
President Barack Obama's Official Twitter →
Okay, fine, I’ll open a twitter account.
Send a message that you support giving students and service men and women a path to citizenship through the DREAM Act: http://OFA.BO/kAu5MU
Okay, fine, I’ll open a twitter account.
Monday, November 15
Obama, Dems to meet on DREAM Act →
Is it awful that I feel more excitement waiting for the next episode of The Walking Dead than I did reading this article? I refuse to feel anticipation or excitement until the DREAM Act actually gets passed and I gain conditional residency. I have to set low expectations.
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Sunday, October 3
Thursday, September 23
Recent photo of a little boy visiting the White House. He wanted to feel Obama’s hair because he wanted to know if the President’s hair felt just like his. Obama obliged. Priceless.
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