Nov 9th EAS Testing Warning

Nov 9th EAS Testing Warning:

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.

The EAS has been around since 1994. Its precursor, the Emergency
Broadcast System (EBS), started back in 1963. Television and radio
broadcasters, satellite radio and satellite television providers, cable
television and wireline video providers are all involved in the system.

So this begs the question: is the first ever national EAS test really a big deal?

Probably not. At least, not yet.

But there are some troubling factors all coming together right now
that could conceivably trigger a real usage of the EAS system in the not
too distant future. A European financial collapse could bring down
U.S. markets. What is now the “Occupy” movement could lead to widespread
civil unrest. And there are ominous signs that radical groups such as
Anonymous will attempt something major on November 5th- Guy Fawke’s day.

Now we know in the event of a major crisis, the American people will
be told with one voice, at the same time, about an emergency.

All thats left to determine is who will have control of the EAS when that day comes, and what their message will be.

[via The Blaze]