tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) said: TCM> There are two further points which need clearing up: TCM> 1. Private citizens (the atheist in this case) do not file TCM> criminal charges. They may swear out a complaint ("I witnessed TCM> John Doe carrying a Bible"), but they do not file criminal TCM> charges. OK, how about `press charges`? And please, don't try telling me that private citizen's don't `press charges`, because one of the well reported problems in fighting domestic violence has been the battered spouse (almost always the wife) refusing to press charges. TCM> 2. The "carrying of a Bible" is not covered by the CDA. You are the only one who has suggested that it is. I have suggested that portions of the Bible are 'indecent', and that electronic transmissions of the same would fall under the CDA ban. TCM> No prosecutor can be "forced" to prosecute, absent approval by a TCM> grand jury. (And if a prosecutor doesn't want to indict a ham TCM> sandwich, it won't be indicted.) OK, how about this. J Random Atheist, Jr, comes across the Bible on the 'net. J Random Atheist, Sr, finds out, and is appalled, and swears out a complaint. The AUSA refuses to investigate. Could J Random Atheist, Sr, file a lawsuit against the AUSA because he is being denied equal treatment under the law? -- #include <disclaimer.h> /* Sten Drescher */ Unsolicited email advertisements will be proofread for a US$100/page fee.