[51529] in Cypherpunks
Re: Another Motivation for the CDA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jim bell)
Wed Mar 6 15:39:20 1996
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 10:11:15 -0800
To: Mutant Rob <wlkngowl@unix.asb.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
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At 08:45 AM 3/6/96 -0500, Mutant Rob wrote:
>Timothy C. May wrote:
>>
>> Given that Sen. Fineswine is one of the strongest supporters of gun
>> confiscation, and that she had this to say about the Telecom Bill:[..]
>
>Felons may not own a gun unless granted a waiver by certain judges. They
>also lose the right to vote, BTW.
>
>I think you're reading too much into motives, Tim. I don't think that
>most in congress are capable of thinking that elaborately, and besides,
>if someone is convicted of violating the CDA for saying "fuck" online,
>that is the type of felony that one can get a judge's waiver for...
I am NOT relieved at hearing this. If one must have a "judge's waiver,"
then that means he probably can "request" whatever other conditions he
chooses to put on his waiver. The government still has a motivation to make
every crime a felony, down to and including jaywalking and speeding tickets.
(Don't try to tell me "they can't turn speeding tickets into a felony."
The term "felony" is defined, and can be RE-defined, to whatever the
legislature wants at any time. Naturally, this won't occur all at once;
it'll happen in "reasonable" stages.)
All the more reason to adopt a system that will rid us of these parasites
forever.
KnowhutImean?
Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com
Klaatu Burada Nikto
Something is going to happen. Something.......................Wonderful!
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