"The DNS blocking is basically the same power as domain seizing, which the feds already have today." A similar point was made during the SOPA congressional hea

"The DNS blocking is basically the same power as domain seizing, which the feds already have today." A similar point was made during the SOPA congressional hearing (sorry I forget by whom). The problem with that argument is that it mischaracterizes recent government behavior with powers that the government actually has a well-established legal right to assert. As I understand it, they "have the power" to seize domains in the same way that they "have the power" to attach surveillance devices to your car without a warrant. i.e. "Because they're doing it and we haven't successfully sued them or otherwise forced them to stop."