As soon as i finish writing my article about how we need more government control, the man turns around and trys to take too much control.It looks like were going to work for a happy medium.

If you don’t know what I am talking about, please read this article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33038143/ns/technology_and_science-security

As this article outlines, a Senate committee was exploring ways to give the power to the president to turn off the internet, during emergencies, attacks, or any other reason he sees. While there is no one point that will take down the internet, there are several main arteries that would cause a major crash. Their justification for this law is that we need to keep system critical devices online, and not having other traffic would make this an easier task. They compare this power to Bush ordering all plaines out of the sky after 9/11. But is it really the same?

While plaines is a vital form of transpiration in the untied states, it is not a critical mode. The internet is the basis for many companies. All the banking systems are through the internet, wal-mart controls its inventory through a mass network. There are companies that their entire client base are based online. Can the president have the power just to say no more?

While this article talked of a lot of government OVER CONTROL they also had a few points of interest. The last bullet point reads “The Senate Commerce< Science and Transportation Committee is working on a bill that promotes public awareness and technical education…”

This is important, this would insure that technology continues to grow, and there are more tech-know geeks.