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The following is worth mentioning: market forces will eventually destroy virtually all controls. However, as the Soviet Union showed, millions of people can be made miserable or killed in the meanwhile. The mere fact that internal passports (what the ID cards are, really -- another friend of mine called them that the minute he heard of them) would not stop everyone doesn't mean that they couldn't make almost everyone's life miserable.
Perry
Do they realize how difficult it will be to get all the rural people, little old ladies, etc. to go along with this? sdw -- Stephen D. Williams Local Internet Gateway Co.; SDW Systems 513 496-5223APager LIG dev./sales Internet: sdw@lig.net OO R&D Source Dist. By Horse: 2464 Rosina Dr., Miamisburg, OH 45342-6430 Comm. Consulting ICBM: 39 34N 85 15W I love it when a plan comes together Newbie Notice: (Surfer's know the score...) I speak for LIGCo., CCI, myself, and no one else, regardless of where it is convenient to post from or thru.