1997-09-12 - Re: The problem of playing politics with our constitutional rights

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From: David H Dennis <david@amazing.com>
To: sethf@mit.edu (Seth Finkelstein)
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UTC Datetime: 1997-09-12 17:15:49 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 01:15:49 +0800

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From: David H Dennis <david@amazing.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 01:15:49 +0800
To: sethf@mit.edu (Seth Finkelstein)
Subject: Re: The problem of playing politics with our constitutional rights
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> > From: David H Dennis <david@amazing.com>
> > I must confess that I'm wondering what Seth Finkelstein, Pro-Government 
> > Warrior,
> 
> 	I resent this part of the description, but let it pass.

It was meant to be amusing, not insulting; I apologise to you for it.

> > thinks of all this. Crypto restrictions are natural to oppose in a
> > Libertarian world, due to our fundamental distrust of government.
> > Where do they fit in a Liberal one?
> 
> 	I'm *solidly* against such restrictions. Hey, if *Lizard* recommends
> me here, you've got to believe it :-).

No question about this.

I appreciated your lesson; it was lucid and well written.  Of course the
end result in my mind is to put "Don't trust government" in boldface italic
letters about fifty points high.

D







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