From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 12:21:09 +0800
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: Bill of Goods, from The Netly News Network
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Thanks, Tim. I've decided I should ditch the Time Magazine style I think
of as "high analysis" and return to more opinionated writing. I feel
better about the latter, and I think it's more interesting to read. That's
what I was doing at HotWired; I've been experimenting more at Netly.

BTW, there may be some hope on the "encryption to further a crime" 
provisions of SAFE. Folks, I'd keep up the pressure. Contact yer
representatives, etc. Especially if they're on House Judiciary.

-Declan


On Fri, 9 May 1997, Tim May wrote:

> At 4:42 PM -0800 5/9/97, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >************
> >
> >http://pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,931,00.html
> >
> >The Netly News Network
> >http://netlynews.com/
> >May 9, 1997
> >
> >Bill of Goods
> >by Declan McCullagh (declan@well.com)
> ....
> >     It's diabolical. Researchers already have to
> >comply with a legion of rules to qualify for grants.
> >Kerrey's proposed bill, called "The Secure Public
> >Network Act," would add yet another provision to the
> ....
> >     But the real question is: Why does Kerrey think
> >this rat-bastard bill has any chance of passing
> >through Congress, especially when there's already
> >legislation that would generally relax controls on
> >crypto? After all, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)'s "SAFE"
> >bill already has 86 cosponsors and shot out of
> >subcommittee last week. Sen. Conrad Burns' (R-Mont.)
> >"Pro-CODE" bill is headed for markup next month.
> >
> >     The answer is simple: this a trading chit that
> >the White House and the Democratic leadership can play
> >to water down the Burns and Goodlatte bills, and
> >perhaps meld all three together.
> >House party line: "The President has put forward a
> >plan which in good faith attempts to balance our
> >nation's interests in commerce, security, and law
> >enforcement."
> 
> My hearty congratulations to Declan for this strong stance against the
> Kerrey treason. I'm glad to see his strong criticism of it, and his
> accurate speculation that a "grand compromise" with the criminals is likely.
> 
> I doubt one of his employers, "Time," will use his analysis...much too
> radical for their get along/go along policy.
> 
> As for the fucking bureacrats, the Founding Fathers had it exactly right:
> 
> "Death to Tyrants!"
> 
> 
> (Sadly, in these last decades of the American Nation, the scum will view
> this as a "threat." Fuck em. Better, vaporize their nest.)
> 
> --Tim May, still a felon under their treasonous laws
> 
> 
> 
> There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
> ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:----
> Timothy C. May              | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money,
> tcmay@got.net  408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero
> W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA  | knowledge, reputations, information markets,
> Higher Power: 2^1398269     | black markets, collapse of governments.
> "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
> 
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