Bill Gives Obama Internet Control

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/ CNET . More here .

Question: Would you want this president — or any president — having the ability to disconnect private-sector computers, even temporarily?