From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:44:08 +0800
To: PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com
Subject: Re:
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At 06:03 AM 2/13/96 GMT, John Lull wrote:
>On Mon, 12 Feb 1996 13:41:04 -0500 (EST), Padgett wrote:
>
>> If it were properly and legally decided that communications 
>> with anon.penet.fi is against "national interest" then the sovereign has 
>> not only the "right" but the *duty* to block/monitor such communications.
>
>Bullpuckey.  One could just as legitimately say:
>
>  "If it were properly and legally decided that publication of the
>  Los Angeles Times is against "national interest" then the sovereign
>  has not only the "right" but the *duty* to block such publication."

"Right on", as they used to say.  Padgett's clueless.  He'll try to justify
ANYTHING.