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1997-09-12 - Re: Court proceedings under new SAFE act

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From: “James S. Tyre” <j.s.tyre@worldnet.att.net>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-09-12 02:03:40 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:03:40 +0800

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From: "James S. Tyre" <j.s.tyre@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:03:40 +0800
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: Re: Court proceedings under new SAFE act
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> I'm reading the bill more closely. This is incredibly slick work.
> 
> 1. When it appears that any person is selling, importing, or distributing
> non-backdoor'd crypto or "about" to do so, the Atty General can sue to
> stop them. "Upon the filing of the complaint seeking injunctive relief by
> the Attorney General, the court shall automatically issue a temporary
> restraining order against the party being sued." 

Fucking A, Declan!  (A highly precise legal term of art for all you
laypeople out there.)  Even if these guys don't give a shit about the
First Amendment, or have forgotten how hard it is to get a prior
restraint Order, have they excised the Separation of Powers doctrine
from the Constitution too?

oh.forgot.national security.never mind.

-Jim

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