Have you ever noticed how reasonably each incision is delivered?

by Smitty

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 of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.

If they screwed up and left me alone with the legislation, I'd throw in a rider:

Immediately after restoration of service, there is a national referendum on whether or not the President finishes out the term office in Fort Leavenworth.

Update:
Blogprof covered this story with significant additional detail.