[82428] in Cypherpunks
Re: The Grand Compromise is Coming
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mac Norton)
Tue Jun 24 22:47:21 1997
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:56:33 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mac Norton <mnorton@cavern.uark.edu>
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
In-Reply-To: <v0310280bafd607388c55@[207.167.93.63]>
Reply-To: Mac Norton <mnorton@cavern.uark.edu>
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Tim May wrote:
> (By the way, I have no heard no good counters to my point that the "use of
> crypto in furtherance of a crime" is quite analogous to "freedom of
> religion shall not be abridged, but saying a heathen prayer in furtherance
> of a crime shall subject the heathen to an additional five years of
> imprisonment." This is why I think the "use of a special language or
> whispering in furtherance of a crime" provisions of SAFE will probably be
> struck down by the Supremes, unless they, too, have forgotten what the
> Constitution is all about.)
OK, Tim, I'll try:
The use of communication in furtherance of a crime shall add five years .
. .etc.
The use of any device to enhance the speed of communication in furtherance
of a crime shall . . . etc.
The use of any device to disguise a voice in furtherance of . . . etc.
The use of any cryptographic means of communication in furtherance . . .
Now, if two and three above are constitutional, why aren't one and four?
MacN
