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Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.

They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency...

Headline for this story is in HUGE red text on Drudge right now. Freakin' unbelievable...

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[RogerWilko]

Headline for this story is in HUGE red text on Drudge right now. Freakin' unbelievable...

What's even MORE unbelievable is the DUmmies either haven't seen this yet, or they're ignoring it! They SHOULD be goin' APE-Sh*t over something like this, considering how they went ballistic over the infintesimal possibility of a potential wire-tap threat. That wasn't JACK-SQUAT compared taking control over the internet.

[CottonBall]

Freakin' unbelievable...

Not really, given the history of socialism. First, the clunker bill has people sign a paper saying something about some information on them would always be available to the gov - I don't remember exactly what. The health care bill as a provision for giving the gov access to people's bank accounts. This isn't that much of a stretch....

[Clintonfatigued]

This is damned scary.