1996-03-15 - Re: FCC-type Regulation of Cyberspace

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From: jamesd@echeque.com
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-15 18:16:25 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 02:16:25 +0800

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From: jamesd@echeque.com
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 02:16:25 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: FCC-type Regulation of Cyberspace
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Timothy C. May wrote:
>>Mr. Frantz, unless you can prove your claims here, forthwith, I must inform
>>you that they are in violation of the Truth in Speech Act of 1996. Please
>>retract them, now.

Bill Frantz wrote:
>Political speech, not commercial speech.  The act doesn't apply or is
>unconstitutional.

I see:  The bill of rights reads: 
"Congress shall make no law [...] abridging the freedom of *political*
speech".   
Never knew that until now. 
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