From: Declan McCullagh <declan@eff.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 21:37:41 +0800
To: Mike Duvos <mpd@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Internal Passports
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Mike's post reminds me of the latest maneuvering here in DC.

The Hatch simulated "child porn" bill was reported out of the Senate
judiciary committee favorably, with the addition of language making it a
felony to *attempt* to view child porn. This wording is aimed at the Net:
  "Click Here to see Young Girls in Lust." 

-Declan


On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Mike Duvos wrote:

> 
> The producers of the geriatric porn film "Grandma Does Grandpa",
> and the popular sequel, "Grandma Does Grandpa II", must show at
> the beginning of the film the address where the legally required
> affidavits proving that Grandma and Grandpa are over 18 years of
> age are available for inspection.
> 
> If they fail to do this, of course, they are child pornographers,
> and may fork over many decades of their lives and hundreds of
> thousands of their dollars towards the official government
> crusade to protect our nation's youth from exploitation.
> 
> The fact that Grandma and Grandpa are obviously within mere
> months of buying the farm does nothing to mitigate their offense,
> should they decide that the law is not worth bothering with.
> 
> "What are you in for?"
> 
> "Child Porn."
> 
> "How old were the kids?"
> 
> "In their mid 70s."
> 
> "Ewwwwwww.  That's sick man!  You're disgusting."
> 
> :)
> 
> --
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