Short answer: Yes. It is exceedingly unlikely, however. The Federal government can seize control of private companies through one of two mechanisms: 1. Seize

Short answer: Yes. It is exceedingly unlikely, however. The Federal government can seize control of private companies through one of two mechanisms: 1. Seize ownership of Google and pay market value (the Takings Clause allows the government to seize private property so long as there is "just compensation.") 2. Declare war, and essentially draft Google's workers into wartime production. This was done extensively during WWII. For example, Ford motor company only built about 200 automobiles for private use during the entire course of the war because their assembly lines were devoted nearly entirely to wartime production.