{"id":145185,"date":"2023-08-01T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=145185"},"modified":"2023-07-30T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T03:48:06","slug":"tuesday-two-step-congress-v-court-chinese-malware-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=145185","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday two-step – Congress v. Court, Chinese Malware found"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First\u00a0 up is a quickie – seems Congress and the Supreme Court are butting heads over who controls who. You may have seen snippets of this:<\/p>\n

“I know this is a controversial view, but I\u2019m willing to say it,\u201d (Justice Samuel – ed.) Alito said in an interview published in the Wall Street Journal\u2019s opinion section. \u201cNo provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court\u2014period.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, if you want someone who knows the words of the Constitution, he would be a logical choice. But:<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Congressional authority over the Supreme Court\u2014is among the most audacious, absurd, and arrogant of recent Alito misstatements. His head-smacking claim is stunning in saying the Court is answerable to no one,\u201d Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Justice Alito: You\u2019re on the Supreme Court in part because Congress expanded the Court to 9 Justices. Congress can impeach Justices and can in many cases strip the Court of jurisdiction. Congress has always regulated you and will continue to do so. You are not above the law,\u201d Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said on X.<\/p>\n

USA Today<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At issue is whether Congress can impose a (Democrat-written) code of ethics on the Court.\u00a0 Most likely it won’t get past the Senate, but the head-butting should be interesting.\u00a0 One betting point, note one ‘Constitutional scholar’ quoted is Dickless<\/del> Blumenthal. We all know him.<\/p>\n

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Next up, Chinese malware, first spotted in Guam, has penetrated our military systems .<\/p>\n

US officials told the Times that investigations into Chinese malware had been underway for several months prior and that the malicious code has infiltrated US military systems across the country and abroad. Previous cyberattacks typically aimed to surveil US operations, experts told the Times.<\/p>\n

Last month, Rob Joyce, the director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency, called the nature of this malware “really disturbing.” According to the Times, it could allow China to cut off power, water, and communications to military bases, and it could also potentially impact personal homes and businesses across the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Insider<\/a><\/p>\n

Moving from surveillance to potential control is a big step.\u00a0 I suspect there may be a few nervous folks at NSA, or should be. Cybersecurity obviously failed miserably – I know we have to be perfect all the time and they only have to get lucky occasionally, but occasionally is still too often.<\/p>\n

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