Can the Gov. Control the Net?

In Obama's voice"Yes they can!" A so called Kill Switch was approved by the Senates Homeland Security and Governmental affairs committee back in December but expired once the new congress took office. Republican Senator Susan Collins won't let the bill die. She is pushing for the bill to pass which will give the president power to just about shut down the Internet. Well most importantly keep hackers,spies away from "Critical Infrastructure" . We downplay really how powerful the Internet really is & how far it has come. In the wrong hands someone can do allot of damage through the Internet. Gain access to governmental secrets, access bank accounts. It is the year 2011 everything is online now a days. I see our government beginning to embrace how powerful the Internet has really become. So I'm all for the bill, too much can be controlled via the Internet. Its time we put some security on it to make sure our country is safe. Alot of my information was obtained through a website Switched.com in a article by Amar Toor "The Internet 'Kill Switch' Bill: What It Is, and Why It Won't Die"