On Wednesday, November 21, 2001, at 12:09 PM, Eugene Leitl wrote:
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:58:28 -0600 From: gep2@terabites.com Subject: Wanna make biological weapons and take out cities? $10. To: dallasdemocrats@egroups.com, dave@farber.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.00.06.17
Here's a disturbing story from today's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/21/national/21BOOK.html?todaysheadlines
I sure hope that the government is investigating and following each and every person who buys a copy of this book... I wonder if there's a way to force Tobiason to foot the bill for that security?
This "gep2" character is typical of people who don't understand that the First Amendment does not give any power to government to ban such books...or to "follow each and every person," or to get their identities. Government agents who infringe the Constitution have earned killing. The part of the article where the government official says such books "should be illegal" is especially telling. I hope they try to illegalize such books. It will radicalize more people, and maybe hasten the day when festering holes like Washington, D.C. are annihilated. --Tim May "Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice."--Barry Goldwater