If they can do this they should. Not for any moral reason, but because if they can do it then so can people who would try to do far more damage - if they can do it then the vulnerability needs to be patched.

When you have a job that demands that you work over a VPN with people across the country on a highly synchronized project, losing a Saturday can suck, especially since Saturdays are the times when Government Contracters (myself included) get a lot of their work done since the Gov employees aren't bothering them with useless drivel.  I had hoped to get a large chunk of my project finished this weekend, but without access to the secure server I can't do anything but twiddle my thumbs.  

If they do do this, I will declare war on Anonymous.   Of course, this would be like Vanuatu declaring war on the US, I won't be doing much be shaking my finger at them, but if they just stuck to the activities that you mentioned earlier (fuckign with pedos, exposing corrupt Obama and Mitt Romney, taking down hate websites) I would be a huge supporter.  Instead they get al full of themselves and pull a move like this.  unacceptable. 

If this were their stated reason, well... they would be stealing the plot of Die Hard 4, but I would be OK with it.  

Their reason is just to prove that they are still out there and strong after the Lulzsec take down.  NSA is watching though, don't think if they do this there wont be MAJOR consequences for many of the members.  

It's not the reason they're doing it. It's just the effect it will have.

I don't think they can do this, and that's something I'm very happy about.

While I support a few of their 'ideals', trying to take down the web for cause me to completely remove any support I have for them.

And not just because I won't be able to game online, visit youtube or whatever. I need the internet to send emails, to share my work with my co-workers, to hold meeting etc etc etc, and as time is money in essence, losing a entire day could be costly indeed.

So find another sandbox to play in Anon.

Uh... Sorry, but.... Link?

1. They're going to take down the entire internet? Really? REALLY? Think about that one for a second.

2. Anonymous sucks ever since they became some kind of preachy, pseudo-justice league.

Oh well, it's only a few years until governments assume control of the internet, break it down and sell it on careful selected pieces to themselves and trillion-dollar companies like Apple and whatever arises in China.

Do whatever you want hackers. I have my Gameboy Pocket and Pokémon Blue ready for the time off.

By Assassination , they will assassinate Al Gore after all every one knows he single handed created the internet .