In Egypt, cell phones, text messages and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter were such powerful protest organizing tools, they helped topple a government.
Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd) wants to make certain the same tools are available to Chicago protesters during the May 19-21 NATO and G-8 summits.
At the Feb. 15 City Council meeting, Munoz plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit the Chicago Police Department from attempting to cut off access to social networking sites and cell phone networks during the back-to-back summits at McCormick Place — even though Chicago Police say they have no such plans.
Newsflash for Munoz - Egypt was and continues to be a totalitarian regime. They can shut down networks and the infrastructure easily. Not so much here in the U.S. But hey, he wouldn't be a Crook County democrat if he wasn't trying to tell everyone exactly how to live their lives.