A poster called Spee said, "We already have the new GM, aka Government Motors. What's next? Government approval of internet services? Yeah, great, let's imitate countries like North Korea, China and Saudi Arabia.

Others said the bill just needed to die.

"I like Obama, as a rule, but this legislation has got to die on the vine," said an anonymous poster.

Despite the questions, concerns and complaints some saw good in the bill's intent

"If such a crisis should ever happen then fine give the president the authority to 'pull the internet plug' on all government owned systems and systems that must connect to government systems. But to shutdown the internet for the entire country and everyone is a scary thought," responded an anonymous poster.