-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <3.0.32.19961211192429.006a5f14@netcom14.netcom.com>, on 12/11/96 at 07:25 PM, Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com> said: ::<bold>Official Prediction</bold> (For new readers of this list, once in a ::while I make an "official prediction". That means the reader is urged to call ::me on it and, yes, I take bets): :: ::<bold>The US will make the following acts illegal and or subject to licensing ::within two years: :: ::</bold>1. Production of strong crypto for sale abroad by a subsidiary of a US ::corporation. :: ::2. Production of strong crypto for sale abroad, if the project is financed by ::a US corporation. Alternatively, US companies might be prohibited to ::financially benefit from such a product. :: ::I am not saying that these acts will be prohibited in all cases. I am saying ::that they will be prohibited in some cases. :: based on information, and direct experience in some "things." I'll raise the ante on <bold>official prediction</bold> one more: within two years, Bubba and friends will successfully both: a) destroy the Bill of Rights b) either ban the use of strong crypto or require full real-time GAK access --and the law will make the use of non-approved crypto a federal felony. the first USSC justice who retires (Renquist?) or dies (..?) --the precariously rights balance on the Court goes to Bubba. - -- Now, with a black jack mule you wish to harness, you walk up, look him in the eye, and hit him with a 2X4 over the left eye. If he blinks, hit him over the right eye! He'll cooperate. --so will politicians. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 Comment: Encrypted with 2.6.3i. Requires 2.6 or later. iQCVAwUBMq/JrL04kQrCC2kFAQGNiwP+JuTM6gvfrmnV6U625BLihhNeOrYPSgfs FNFIAl7xGpxRhE4ReaxnIbSuEM4lYpSyBU03kpedGkvYn0LStmoSKYaF9HOsdcsX OVFMHNv8RD4eQ2ORV9eigyFz1gaZ4WblE7ZMCnip9QgKNK7/vQ/7Icpl9v2Woi0t 9VBHTrFW4k8= =PnC2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----