It seems the cylons had a plan too. Then, somewhere in season 3 they seemed to lose sight of what it was. The US government assures us, though, that they know what they’re doing.

It’s called the Personal Localized Alert Network or PLAN. Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with special chips and software.

Ah, “special” software. That means the government is telling you that the PLAN will help in emergencies, you’ll end of having it be required equipment, and you won’t be able to turn it off.

The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said the system would also warn about terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s largest cell phone carriers, are already on board. Consumers would be able to opt out of all but those presidential messages.

You see, you can opt out, for now. Except to hear the president, which will soon be all the messages. This announcement comes right after the death of Osama bin Laden and the new, made-up, but super scary terror alerts. You should be more scared of the government and these new chips than any terrorist on the planet.