[83406] in Cypherpunks
Re: What is Truth?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Schear)
Sat Jul 19 18:06:03 1997
In-Reply-To: <3.0.2.32.19970717113355.03de9400@mail.teleport.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 14:42:38 -0700
To: Alan Olsen <alan@ctrl-alt-del.com>
From: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Reply-To: Steve Schear <azur@netcom.com>
>And can you name ANY part of society that Government has been willing to
>"leave alone"? It does not matter what portion of society it is... If it
>is a "hot button issue", government feels compelled to get involved. It is
>part of the control freak nature of government. Have you ever known a
>government agency to "mind its own business"? You are refering to a
>philosophy not followed by the US government.
The only recent example I can think of is the FCC's decision, led by
Commissioners Ness and Wong, refusing to regulate TV content.
--Steve
