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Amid growing concerns of security risks to members of Congress, more than 50 senators have been issued satellite phones for emergency communication, people familiar with the measures told CBS News. The devices are part of a series of new security measures being offered to senators by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, who took over shortly after the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The satellite phone technology has been offered to all 100 senators. CBS News has learned at least 50 have accepted the phones, which Senate administrative staff recommend senators keep in close proximity during their travels.
In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee last month, Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson said satellite communication is being deployed "to ensure a redundant and secure means of communication during a disruptive event."
Gibson said the phones are a security backstop in the case of an emergency that "takes out communications" in part of America. Federal funding will pay for the satellite airtime needed to utilize the phone devices.
Now what? Lawmakers getting satellite phones?
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Let me guess, the 50 senators are all Dems.
Connecting it to January 6th is their way of making people think at this very moment there are roaming bands of Trump supporters looking to kill members of Congress.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
Is this so they can jam DC cell network and the elected political class won't be impacted?
What threat is legitimate enough to warrant that? Has to be something that threatens normal communications like cell phones. What are they planning or not telling us?
And since the government probably got these at the special government rate, I bet they are $10,000 a phone...compliments of the taxpayers.
So are the phones going to the Democrats going to them first or directly to the Chinese? Or are they Chinese phones to begin with?
The senators need to cover the expense. They aren't worth our money.
What they fail to reveal is that the most likely way cell or wifi signals are lost in such an emergency is if our own government jams them or otherwise stops everyone's cell phones from working.
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RoadkillBBQ said:
What threat is legitimate enough to warrant that? Has to be something that threatens normal communications like cell phones. What are they planning or not telling us?
a whole lot, more than you could ever imagine
Our country is becoming more and more like Animal Fram
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Epstein Island has one
Same article.
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Gibson has also opened an office "demonstration space" in the basement of the Russell Senate Office Building to offer senators and staff an exhibition of new home state office security upgrades. The demonstration room offers exhibitions of "duress buttons," mail screening devices and safety glass to reduce the risk of attacks.
Quote:
In her testimony before the Senate panel in April, Gibson reported, "Our team provided initial physical security enhancements for 31 offices and improved existing security for 52 others in 2022. Maintaining security systems in good working order is a priority, and to support this effort our team conducted over 622 service calls to maintain, repair, and or test and inspect state office physical security systems in 2022."
Senate administrators have also offered "stop the bleed" training to better equip staffers to respond to medical emergencies and victims of attacks.
In April, the House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland told legislators there is "robust participation" in a program to help House members secure their home residences. McFarland said that House administrators are coordinating with local police departments to help protect members of Congress who hold events in their home states and to help better secure the homes of members.
Good grief.Quote:
A spending bill passed in late 2022 provided additional funds for hometown security measures for Congress. The legislation required security administrators to "enhance member protection including providing a security program for Congressional Leadership, expanding Dignitary Protection Division services and expanding USCP field office presence," which would deploy and broaden Capitol Police protection in cities outside of Washington.
Though the U.S. Capitol complex is shielded by a force of nearly 2,000 Capitol police employees, there have been growing concerns about hometown security for members of Congress. A California man was charged in a 2022 attack at the San Francisco home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The assailant was allegedly targeting Nancy Pelosi when he confronted and attacked Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer.
Chinese spy devices.
These should be adequate.
They could just tell Capitol police to do their jobs. Problem solved!
So when the government shuts down communications between us plebs, at least they can communicate with the minions carrying out their orders.aggiehawg said:CBS NewsQuote:
Amid growing concerns of security risks to members of Congress, more than 50 senators have been issued satellite phones for emergency communication, people familiar with the measures told CBS News. The devices are part of a series of new security measures being offered to senators by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, who took over shortly after the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The satellite phone technology has been offered to all 100 senators. CBS News has learned at least 50 have accepted the phones, which Senate administrative staff recommend senators keep in close proximity during their travels.
In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee last month, Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson said satellite communication is being deployed "to ensure a redundant and secure means of communication during a disruptive event."
Gibson said the phones are a security backstop in the case of an emergency that "takes out communications" in part of America. Federal funding will pay for the satellite airtime needed to utilize the phone devices.
Among the latter, under pretence of governing they have divided their nations into two classes, wolves and sheep.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
You beat me to this question.RoadkillBBQ said:
What threat is legitimate enough to warrant that? Has to be something that threatens normal communications like cell phones. What are they planning or not telling us?
Among the latter, under pretence of governing they have divided their nations into two classes, wolves and sheep.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
****ing democrat party is a totalitarian regime, no different than the CCP now.
Actually, this really should come as no surprise to any of us.
Edward Snowden basically came right out and told us that our cell phone conversations and texts aren't private if the government decides for whatever reason they want to listen/read in on what we are talking about.
Congress knows this. So they get them some satellite phones so that their conversations aren't captured by the government surveillance net that they are more than happy to approve and fund.
ETA: If Republicans were smart (and I've lost all faith any of them are), they would be only using satellite phones, and not ones furnished to them by the government. If I were a Republican lawmaker or politician at pretty much any level, I would be foolish not to have something more secure than just my cell phone. The three digit agencies with the ability to listen in and read in on their cell communications are all tools of the DNC now.
Even that ginger drug dealer from Pulp Fiction knows cell phone conversations aren't secure.
Edward Snowden basically came right out and told us that our cell phone conversations and texts aren't private if the government decides for whatever reason they want to listen/read in on what we are talking about.
Congress knows this. So they get them some satellite phones so that their conversations aren't captured by the government surveillance net that they are more than happy to approve and fund.
ETA: If Republicans were smart (and I've lost all faith any of them are), they would be only using satellite phones, and not ones furnished to them by the government. If I were a Republican lawmaker or politician at pretty much any level, I would be foolish not to have something more secure than just my cell phone. The three digit agencies with the ability to listen in and read in on their cell communications are all tools of the DNC now.
Even that ginger drug dealer from Pulp Fiction knows cell phone conversations aren't secure.
They already have GETS cards, they need this too?
I guess having to rely on things like Feinstein's Chinese spy driver is too time consuming these days!
Framers Fight! Framers Fight! Fight1 Fight !.....Framers Framers Fight! Whoop!akm91 said:
Our country is becoming more and more like Animal Fram
Eh, I don't actually have an issue with this. I'd expect every cabinet secretary and lots of other key figures to have one. I don't think this is an unreasonable emergency planning issue tbh. Kinda surprised they didn't have them already really.
Sounds like they get better home protection than members of the Supreme Court. At least the more conservative ones.aggiehawg said:
Same article.Quote:
Gibson has also opened an office "demonstration space" in the basement of the Russell Senate Office Building to offer senators and staff an exhibition of new home state office security upgrades. The demonstration room offers exhibitions of "duress buttons," mail screening devices and safety glass to reduce the risk of attacks.Quote:
In her testimony before the Senate panel in April, Gibson reported, "Our team provided initial physical security enhancements for 31 offices and improved existing security for 52 others in 2022. Maintaining security systems in good working order is a priority, and to support this effort our team conducted over 622 service calls to maintain, repair, and or test and inspect state office physical security systems in 2022."
Senate administrators have also offered "stop the bleed" training to better equip staffers to respond to medical emergencies and victims of attacks.
In April, the House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland told legislators there is "robust participation" in a program to help House members secure their home residences. McFarland said that House administrators are coordinating with local police departments to help protect members of Congress who hold events in their home states and to help better secure the homes of members.Good grief.Quote:
A spending bill passed in late 2022 provided additional funds for hometown security measures for Congress. The legislation required security administrators to "enhance member protection including providing a security program for Congressional Leadership, expanding Dignitary Protection Division services and expanding USCP field office presence," which would deploy and broaden Capitol Police protection in cities outside of Washington.
Though the U.S. Capitol complex is shielded by a force of nearly 2,000 Capitol police employees, there have been growing concerns about hometown security for members of Congress. A California man was charged in a 2022 attack at the San Francisco home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The assailant was allegedly targeting Nancy Pelosi when he confronted and attacked Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer.
Hopefully our enemies could somehow hone in on them.
No member of either the House or Senate should be anywhere but DC or their district right now.
Nah, they Russia proof. That's why Joe gave one to his buddy Z, so we can make sure the Big Guy can get his 10%.
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2022/03/16/623225fde2704e5b768b45a6.html
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2022/03/16/623225fde2704e5b768b45a6.html
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akm91 said:
Our country is becoming more and more like Animal Fram
We read and went over that book in high school 20 years ago in rural Texas. I've heard that they don't do that anymore. It was a straight up lesson on the evils of communism.
Don't they know these phones will be as useless as electric cars after the EMP?!?
Next up... a 30'+ wall around the capitol building complex... can't be having those pesky constituents petitioning congress.
Exactly.
And when one of those / many pop off in an air burst ... back to the U.S. of the mid 19th century. It will not be pretty at all.
And when one of those / many pop off in an air burst ... back to the U.S. of the mid 19th century. It will not be pretty at all.
one safe place said:
Hopefully our enemies could somehow hone in on them.
DC IS the enemy
White supremacists are now able to shut down communication networks?
I can see why this mythological group is our #1 threat.
I can see why this mythological group is our #1 threat.
It is a good idea to establish robust infrastructure for continuity of government in the event of war, terrorist attack, cyber attack, or natural disaster. This really should have been a focus after 9/11. My question would be: why not provide all members of Congress with such devices?
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