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Originally Posted by Tribesman
Secondly for normal people, isn't it crazy that the system has only been checked up to a state by state level in all those years?
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No.
Weekly EAS tests are mandated by the FCC, but are left up to the local stations to carry out when they desire, within certain guidelines.
This system has always been effective in the past, since the most likely operational need for an EAS broadcast would be at the local level.
This new system seizes complete control of the nations airwaves, at the discretion of a single federal agency under the Executive Branch. There is nothing locals can do to stop it other than turn off their transmitters, which would result in huge fines and probable loss of license.
You honestly cannot see the danger here?