While I support this idea and have believed for a long time now that a critical mass of the sysadmins, engineers, et al. that keep the world turning have more p

While I support this idea and have believed for a long time now that a critical mass of the sysadmins, engineers, et al. that keep the world turning have more power than most politicians if they could just ignore the usual arguments for a while and organize. Look at the panic over Occupy; if the money stops flowing because nobody is there to keep the infrastructure working, I expect mass hysteria. This kind of plan is dangerous - in this political climate, there is a good chance such a strike would be labeled a terror plot, and the people with guns will be sent in to do what they usually do. Another consideration: similar to how "total information awareness" wasn't really canceled - it just got a new name and distributed into several departments - COINTELPRO wasn't really canceled either. Remember that any leader or central organizer is a target. Decentralize everything.