Ah, but would he have if he had access to cell phones?
As I live in Texas, we already get localized alerts sponsored by the state government on our phones, but I consider these quite important and specific messages, and we can choose to opt out of them on an individual basis. The important thing to note is that none of these are political in nature. In other words, no one should ever think that trying to find a missing child or warning of a potential tornado in the area could have multiple interpretations or detractors against the message.
As mentioned in the first article link, when Obama signed legislation limiting the use of the alert system, it was presumed that the people with the power of sending out the alerts would understand the difference between a national threat and a personal vendetta. The scheduled testing of the system coupled with our current president's penchant for twitter vitriol has reminded folks that there may be a loophole that really needs plugging.
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Date: 2018-10-02 05:51 pm (UTC)As I live in Texas, we already get localized alerts sponsored by the state government on our phones, but I consider these quite important and specific messages, and we can choose to opt out of them on an individual basis. The important thing to note is that none of these are political in nature. In other words, no one should ever think that trying to find a missing child or warning of a potential tornado in the area could have multiple interpretations or detractors against the message.
As mentioned in the first article link, when Obama signed legislation limiting the use of the alert system, it was presumed that the people with the power of sending out the alerts would understand the difference between a national threat and a personal vendetta. The scheduled testing of the system coupled with our current president's penchant for twitter vitriol has reminded folks that there may be a loophole that really needs plugging.