I think a lot of bills like this are designed to stretch our perception of what is appropriate action for our government to take. The bill might never pass, bu

I think a lot of bills like this are designed to stretch our perception of what is appropriate action for our government to take. The bill might never pass, but now that we think it's possible lesser control measures won't feel so bad in comparison. Notice how our attention has already been shifted from the targeted shutting down of music sharing sites to this potential kill switch. I would argue that the targeted shutdowns are more dangerous because they can slip in largely unnoticed by the general population. The government isn't stupid enough to shut down our internet in America, but it provides a great distraction while they give themselves more targeted power to take out sites they don't like. I think we all suspect our government would kill Wikileaks if they could and they've already shown that they have no regard for "due process" in taking out RIAA's opponents.