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Re: Crypto-law etc

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William H. Geiger III)
Thu Sep 18 15:23:49 1997

From: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 97 13:21:59 -0400
To: Alexander <alex.guy@software.com>
In-Reply-To: <199709181747.KAA00729@chernobyl.software.com>
Cc: cmcmanis@FreeGate.net, cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>

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In <199709181747.KAA00729@chernobyl.software.com>, on 09/18/97 
   at 10:47 AM, Alexander <alex.guy@software.com> said:

>> If the White House can get crypto code defined in the true
>> legal sense (that is backed up by case law) as a munition,
>> do US citizens then have a constitutional right to "bear" it?

>You have the right to bear arms, but if it is deadlier than a bee-bee gun
>you will be restricted. ;)

You can only have your rights restricted if you allow them. <EG>

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