Have you heard of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009? It has been proposed by Sen. John Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe. This is a bill that would give the president the ability to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any "critical" information network "in the interest of national security."

Many questions pop into my mind. But let's start with one. What exactly is considered a "critical information network"? (Other than Nealz Nuze, that is.) Well ... that could include a lot of private sector entities like banking, telecommunications, utilities and others. But that will be up to the president to decide.

Now listen to this ... this bill also grants the Secretary of Commerce "access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access." Without any provision of the law?? There's that "rule of law" thing at work again. If this were Bush we would have Democrats screaming about warrentless this, that and the other thing.

And it establishes - you guessed it - more government! The Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor that would take the lead on Internet security matters and coordinate with the intelligence community and the private sector.

Take a look at the bill for yourself ... tell me if you think this is benign, or if you think that we're looking at a power grab and intrusion into the private sector and your private lives.