Presidential Alert System's true intent?

[donkeypoofed]

I had the bad awful.thought that this would be the mechanism that 2-minute Toadie uses as his way of a) alerting everyone to a terrorist attack, and then b) use it to announce suspending of the Constitution where he then cements his power.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Trump didn't create the alert system.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Public_Alert_and_Warning_System

[donkeypoofed]

3. Doesn't matter - it's still a tool he can use

[BumRushDaShow]

6. He "can't" use it

I hate to be ageist here but if he were 30 years younger and more technically savvy beyond thumbing something on his phone to tweet, then MAYBE he would have the aptitude to login to the special account required in the system needed to actually compose and SEND THAT "nationwide" level of message.

I will post this again (this is basically what is required to send a message) -

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/18/16905512/hawaii-missile-software-false-alarm-emergency-alert

[mythology]

7. That is at best specious logic

I really don't get the hysteria over this system.

[global1]

5. Repugs Had Their Hand In Getting Us To This....

Welcome to 1984!!!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Sigh.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. What Bum Said!

Slapping my head too, BRDS!

[essaynnc]

8. What's it for??

Think about it for a moment, what could he reasonably use such a nationwide system for? Weather? Earthquake? Tsunami? All too localized. I'm sure he's foaming at the mouth to use his new toy... it won't be long until they corrupt this too.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. "All too localized"

The continental U.S. is 3.5 million square miles in size (depending on what is counted of the territories and OCONUS), so 99.9% of emergency-type events ARE "localized".

[tymorial]

9. It's just an add on to the ebs nt

[DeminPennswoods]

10. It's just the emergency alert system

The same one that interrupts broadcast and cable TV, satellite TV and radio and AM/FM radio on a regularly scheduled basis.

My little flip phone has a setting that can enable/disable "notifications" like NWS severe weather warnings and "Amber" alerts.

[Renew Deal]

12. The true intent was to rile up the conspiracy theorists

[brooklynite]

13. All Jones would be proud of you...

Buying into the first conspiracy theory is always the hardest.

[john657]

14. FFS,

not more of this conspiracy shit.

It's nothing more than an update of the EBS.

[yuiyoshida]

15. Trump talked about wanting to be President for life...

Omg, if some how the Republican's allowed it and keep the Democrats out of office, we are ALL JUST FUCKED.

[OhNo-Really]

17. Hi yuioshida.

I sent you mail request