This is NOT a good idea. That nasty old First Amendment and all....

Committee Passes Plan for Internet ‘Kill Switch’ in Egypt — U.S. | The Blaze

Pending legislation that would grant the President of the United States the power to pull the plug on the country’s internet access in a declared “emergency” returned to the forefront this week on the same day Egyptians faced a nation-wide blackout designed to curtail widespread government protests....