[21801] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Lawsuit threat against RBL users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Allisat)
Fri Nov 20 07:34:14 1998
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 06:27:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Bob Allisat <bob@fcn.net>
To: Brian <signal@shreve.net>
cc: Chris Mauritz <chrism@raremedium.com>,
"'Karl Denninger'" <karl@Denninger.Net>,
"'Sheryl Chapin'" <schapin@ctel.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9811191900250.4933-100000@mercury.shreve.net>
"Brian" writes:
> You are misguided. The constitution is "*Congress* shall make no
> law....." not "<insert ISP name> shall make no law........"
>
> Things like freedom of speech, are only really an issue for the
> Govt. When it comes to the private sector, we can do what we want.
> If you are a private business, like an ISP, and don't want people
> to see porn, you can filter porn, and tell people that you feel no
> one should see it, and if they don't like it they will go
> elsewhere.
>
> The checks and balances on that law, are the Freedom of
> Enterprise, which protects the people.
We have inalienable rights that
extend beyond these rights to
capitalize. These rights extend
onto private property, into
virtual networks, beyond fire-
walls (if we are behind them)
and to the heart of Vixie's
unconscionable activities. The
guy is setting the stage for a
cyber-gulag where the unacceptables
are simply "Black Holed" into
non-existance. First for allegedly
sending mail to too many people.
Next for whatever silly other
offense these despots in training
dream up. Slippery. Slope.
Bob Allisat
Free Community Network _ bob@fcn.net . http://fcn.net
http://fcn.net/allisat _ http://fcn.net/draft
