From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:30:43 +0800
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: What can the judge do to me?
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On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:

> At  7:51 PM 4/15/96 -0400, Black Unicorn wrote:
> >Even contracts are in the end enforced by government in the United States.
> 
> The fact the illegal contracts can't be enforced is responsible for most
> "drug" violence.

Hmmm.  Interesting point.  But would admitting you had a contract with 
Fred to smuggle 100 kilos of herion into the United States be a waiver of 
your Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination?  (I think most 
certainly so).

Even if that could be enforced in civil proceedings, it would hardly 
encourage litigants to just come to court instead of shooting themselves.

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