As more and more legislation starts to be implemented via online apps, it seems almost inevitable that hacktivists will eventually attempt a filibuster by DDoS. Given the turbulent launch of the new federal healthcare exchanges, my confidence that the government would be able to handle such an attack is rapidly diminishing.
I wonder how the political climate might shift if the threat of a de facto 'Annonymous veto' became something that policy makers actually had to worry about. On the up shot, it might finally force law makers to gain a responsible level of internet literacy...