The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 is currently pending before the United States Congress, and if signed into law it will add an unusual ability to the existing presidential powers of the highest office.
Cybersecurity emergencies can be declared to limit or stop all Internet traffic.
We might have to 'Crash Windows' in order to save our own infrastructure --- if someone doesn't maintain control over the manual override!
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