From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 94 21:58:20 PST
To: Jonathan Rochkind <jrochkin@cs.oberlin.edu>
Subject: Re: (fwd) Newt says Clipper Chip is Dead
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James A. Donald wrote:
> > On his weekly call-in TV show on National Empowerment Television tonight,
> > Newt received a call asking about his opinion on the Clipper Chip, and he
> > replied that it was a moot point, in that the Clipper chip concept was
> > designed for a condition that no longer exists.
 
Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
> Eh? What condition is that? I don't understand.

A true politician never has one clear meaning.

My interpretation is that he is saying that the stable door
is open and the horse has already bolted -- that it is now
impossible to prevent people from communicating secretly if
they wish, except by totalitarian measuresB.

He has sometimes said stuff that echoes TCMay -- that the revolution
in communications will transform society and undermine the power
of government.

Of course now that he is on the inside, rather than the outside,
he may change his attitude to this coming revolution.

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We have the right to defend ourselves and our
property, because of the kind of animals that we        James A. Donald
are.  True law derives from this right, not from
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