Cybersecurity bill to give president new emergency powers

By Tony Romm - 02/26/10 02:30 PM ET    THE HILL
"The president would have the power to safeguard essential federal and private Web resources under draft Senate cybersecurity legislation.  According to an aide familiar with the proposal, the bill includes a mandate for federal agencies to prepare emergency response plans in the event of a massive, nationwide cyberattack". Read more...

Scary thought. The President, not Bill Gates , or anyone else for that matter that knows anything about the internet in charge of it. Smells of Venezuela to me.