From: mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 01:20:09 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Rape, death and XS4ALL
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Paul Bradley writes:

> Just to give you some overview of the fuck ups we now have governing the 
> UK I present a list of proposals Tony Blair and his motley crew have made in 
> the last year:

> Mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat offenders regardless of the 
> opinion of the judge.

> State set curfews for all children under 16 regardless of their parents 
> wishes.

> Parents to be held responsible for the crimes of their children if the 
> children repeat offend.

> Several vague allusions towards internet censorship schemes or mandatory 
> web page rating using PICS.

> Minimum wage for full time employees, regardless of the empolyees skills 
> or the wishes of the employer.

> Further action to prevent "bias" and "discrimination" in the workplace, 
> eg. "Employ this unskilled [racially insensitive term] and we`ll lower 
> your corporation tax 2%"

> Further plans for yet more CCTV cameras in public places.

> Mandatory ID cards for citizens (This one sounds like a joke, believe me 
> it is not).

> A ban on all handguns even when registered (currently all pistols above 
> .22 are banned and all guns have to be registered in a process whereby if 
> the applicant for a certificate has any history of political dissention 
> or crime (eg. Smoking a joint, the ultimate sin against society) the 
> certificate will be refused.

> Yet more spending on welfare to support the pieces of shit in the gutter 
> I pass every day.

Blair has learned his Clinton lessons well.  When I see the evolution
of so-called multi-party systems where all candidates will fuck with
your rights equally well, it makes me wax fondly back to the old Soviet
Union.  Although there was only one party, the citizens were at least
able to vote "None of the Above."

I wonder how many seats would be filled in our government if the last
step in the electoral process was a ratification of a single candidate
by the voters.  

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