Proposed Cybersecurity Advisor a disaster in the making

In this article we find that there is a proposed advisory position for Cybersecurity, that would have the power to "disconnect federal or critical infrastructure networks from the Internet if they were deemed to be at risk of attack." I don't know if I like the idea of an appointed government bureaucrat having the power to disconnect parts of the Internet based on their opinion.

The bill also suggests creation of other entities that are essentially duplicates of services and functions already available in the free market system, that are currently in place, and don't need governmental interference.

I don't want a government position to squeeze out potential growth in the information security field, and I surely don't want them creating regulated or bureaucratic boondoggles & hoops to jump through whenever I want to work for a client.

/end rant