From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:29:54 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Markoff on Clipper III
In-Reply-To: <v03007600ae0f78a7bd80@[192.187.162.15]>
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On Sun, 14 Jul 1996, David Sternlight wrote:

> Did you miss the part in the Constitution about "provide for the common
> defence" and about the President's associated responsibility to "take care
> that the laws be faithfully executed"?
> 
> And what oath do you suppose binds him because "The President shall be
> commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States"?

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that firearms (or crypto in this case)
are a threat to national security.  In fact, the second amendment explicitly
dictates that people have the right to own firearms.  The term "national
security" has been used too often to justify the government's actions.
National security means making sure that terrorists don't find out the ICBM
lauch codes, not making it illegal for people to use unescrowed encryption.

- -- Mark

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