[7405] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Electronic Signatures Yield Unpleasant Surprises
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Meyer Wolfsheim)
Fri Jun 30 11:12:35 2000
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 21:31:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Meyer Wolfsheim <wolf@priori.net>
To: Rich Salz <rsalz@caveosystems.com>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <395A25F8.B290528C@caveosystems.com>
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Rich Salz wrote:
> > Their "speciality" in this case is making laws. If they are not capable of
> > or willing to make an effort to comprehend that which they are
> > legislating, then they are negligent in their duties.
>
> That seems a little disingenuous. My specialty is computers, yet
> I can't fix my modem driver. "Making laws" is an equally broad
> area.
Then you should delegate all modem driver matters to someone
who can handle them. You wouldn't try to pass yourself off as a modem
driver repairman, would you?
Likewise, a lawmaker who is completey ignorant of a certain subject matter
should not pass laws that have any bearing on that subject matter, without
first taking steps to eliminate his ignorance.
This is purely common sense.
- -MW-
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