Going for the Internet kill

Well, if you wanted a reason NOT to support the US government's effort to have an Internet kill switch, from the AP via Yahoo!....
"About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the Internet went dead.
Almost simultaneously, the handful of companies that pipe the Internet into and out of Egypt went dark as protesters were gearing up for a fresh round of demonstrations calling for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30 year rule, experts said."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_hi_te/us_egypt_protest_internet_outage

But the experts in the article say it can't happen here.

I'm not saying or advocating that such a thing happen here. I'm pointing out though how such a power can be misused against the popular will of the people. This is a popular uprising and people's movement for change. Those in power don't want the change so they kill the means of organization and communication.

Just saying...maybe not a good idea here either.