The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 Passes Senate Panel

http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/03/30/136249/The-Cybersecurity-Act-of-2009-Passes-Senate-Panel?art_pos=10

"The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 passed a Senate panel, giving the president unprecedented power to issue a nation-wide blackout or restriction on websites without congressional approval. The bill, written by Sen. Jay Rockefeller [D-WV] and revised by Sen. Olympia Snow [R-ME], was drafted in an attempt to thwart internet-based terrorist threats, and gives the president this 'kill switch' without oversight or explanation. The bill is up in for Senate vote."