THE BLAZE

“If you have ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th.

On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS).

This isn’t a wild conspiracy theory. The upcoming test is posted on the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau website.

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….”

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The United States went through the entire Cold War without the need to implement such an interruption on a national scale.  So why now?

Does Barack Obama feel the need to massage his ego and flex his muscle thereby sending us all a message?

The daily interruptions as endured for decades by the Emergency Broadcast System should more than suffice.

Why is that SUDDENLY not enough?

Something stinks which leads me to wonder what the Feds intend to alter during this interruption.