Democrats to censure or shut down internet?

The gentleman in charge of Majority America sent me the article below. It is scary.

The government wants to regulate the Internet which power in the wrong hands for the wrong reasons. And, more importantly, it is ominous power for all. As the Internet grows and blogs and independent news services ensure that the truth known, the Internet has become the counter balance to the government and the "free" press. This bill could shut down that flow of information at the whim of the government as well as shut down communications in a time of emergency.

Senate Proposal Could Put Heavy Restrictions on Internet Freedoms
The days of an open, largely unregulated Internet may soon come to an end.
A bill making its way through Congress proposes to give the U.S. government authority over all networks considered part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Under the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, the president would have the authority to shut down Internet traffic to protect national security.

The government also would have access to digital data from a vast array of industries including banking, telecommunications and energy. A second bill, meanwhile, would create a national cybersecurity adviser -- commonly referred to as the cybersecurity czar -- within the White House to coordinate strategy with a wide range of federal agencies involved.

I absolutely hate the use of "czar" in our government. It is wrong and absurd to use a title of monarchy in this, our country founded on the freedom from kings, queens, despots, dictators and czars. Unfortunately, as our government gathers more power over our personal lives these types of terms become more prevalent by those in power. As well, they gather more power to regulate all parts of our lives such as deciding how and when we will use a medium that they know little of, but are anxious to control for their own purpose.

"I know the threats we face." Rockefeller said in a prepared statement when the legislation was introduced. "Our enemies are real. They are sophisticated, they are determined and they will not rest."

The bill would allow the government to create a detailed set of standards for cybersecurity, as well as take over the process of certifying IT technicians. But many in the technology sector say the government is simply ill-equipped to get involved at the technical level, said Franck Journoud, a policy analyst with the Business Software Alliance.

"Simply put, who has the expertise?" he said. "It's the industry, not the government. We have a responsibility to increase and improve security. That responsibility cannot be captured in a government standard."

A spokeswoman from Rockefeller's office said neither he nor the two senators who co-sponsored the bill, Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., will answer questions on cybersecurity until a later date.

Wonderful, 3 of our Princes of Paranoia will not answer any more questions until they deign to do so. They are grabbing mammoth power, but will not answer to it or about it.

It is obvious why members of Congress, especially those such as Rockefeller, want to control that which they cannot control. Senator Chris Dodd, a pal of Rockefeller, is reeling from the power of the Internet since his financial improprieties were widely reported by the very people Rockefeller wants to control. The main stream media tried to ignore the Dodd story until they were embarrassed by mere citizen-journalist bloggers. If royalty like Dodd can be brought low, who might be next?

So, they say they will protect our security by taking it away even as they cripple our economy by attempting to nationalize our banks and business in the name of their faux security. In the world they have created, black is white and up is down, but just who in Hell do they think they are?

We'd be safer putting books of matches in the hands of children and pointing to a can of gasoline.