Lawmakers: U.S. plan for Internet may be unconstitutional

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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawmakers-u.s.-plan-for-internet-may-be-unconstitutional/article/2572941

President Obama's plan to "internationalize" the Internet may be unconstitutional, key members of Congress are claiming.

The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office last week, saying the plan to relinquish oversight of Internet domain name functions to a global, multi-stakeholder body raised questions about the administration's "authority to transfer possession and control of critical components of the Internet's infrastructure to a third party."

The letter was signed by the chairmen of both congressional judiciary committees, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va; presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Issa is also a former chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

Now we have a date when we lose the freedom of the internet. June 2016. Just in time to block us for the elections. 

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Oh, good!   A hint of backbone appears.

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And? Since when has "unconstitutional" been a problem in Obama's America?

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The lawmakers point out that the Constitution says "Congress has the exclusive power 'to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.'"

The hurdle to jump would be proving that the internet, or it's backbone, is US property.  By US property, that means US government owned property, not private property.

Is the entire internet a wholly owned property of the US government?