From: Jeff Gostin <jgostin@eternal.pha.pa.us>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 94 14:57:50 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Philadelphia Enquirer Story on Clipper
Message-ID: <940801133823e7Fjgostin@eternal.pha.pa.us>
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shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green) writes:

>> She said the public was far more
>> concerned with crime than*privacy.*
>
> It gives me the chills everytime I read that quote. I just can't get used to 
> it.

     Damn right you can't, because it starts a rather attrocious slippery
slope. Sure, right now it's phone calls. Next, corner "papers please"
checks. Finally, open random house checks, and thought police. Sorry, but
I didn't elect Orwell to be god, er, president. Of course, I didn't elect
Clinton either...


                                        --Jeff
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