From: wb8foz@nrk.com (David Lesher)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 94 22:03:47 PDT
To: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
Subject: Re: Voluntary Governments?
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> If you fail to obey the government rules men with guns will come
> and kill you, imprison you, or take away your property at gunpoint.

> That is why the shopping mall is not a government and that is
> why your "cyberspace governments" are not governments, they
> are private escrow agencies.

Errr: 

Today's Post has a story about Blockbuster Billionare Huizenga. Not
satisfied with buying himself baseball, hockey & football teams, he's
just arranged his own private county. They're calling it Wayne's World.
It will have powers even Reedy Creek Improvement District (aka
Disneyworld) lacks.

The story is lacking in one area -- nary a word about law enforcement
powers. Can you say Robocop or maybe Alien? [both situations where a
corporation becomes the law in & of itself]

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