From: Rich Graves <rich@c2.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 09:53:43 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Let's Say "No!" to Single, World Versions of Software
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On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, some provocateur impersonating Bill Stewart wrote:

> Tim wrote:
> > Actually approving of disapproving a piece of software for sale 
> > to U.S. citizens is not currently possible.
> 
> Sure.  The Commerce Klaus of the Constitution lets them do it
> if they want to, though that required Congressional cooperation.

That would certainly be less of a stretch than some other commerce clause
cases. Crypto can be used interstate, and there's a compelling state
interest in form of The Four Horsemen. Heck, we should all thank our lucky
stars that our freedom-loving congresscritters let us use computers at all.
I believe it was Wickard who was told he couldn't grow food to feed his own
pigs because the government has a compelling state interest in keeping
interstate food prices high. Surely terrorism and kiddie porn, which is all
people ever use the net (let alone crypto) for, are even more important than
high food prices. 

> 	TRUST NO ONE!

Indeed.

- -rich
 fucking statist

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