From: kelly@netcom.com (Kelly Goen) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 93 14:49:20 PST Fortunately... Libel is a totally ineffectual law for attempting to impose the kinds of censorship that Ted seems to be espousing. Libel and slander laws are OFTEN used by the powers that be (governmental, corporate etc) to silence the oppostion in matters of human rights, ecology etc... There's a good reason for that. The reason why Libel exists is not to impose censorship! The powers that be may *abuse* libel and slander laws in attempt to silence The Opposition, but the mere potential for abuse isn't grounds to say that those laws shouldn't exist. If you do make that argument, then by the same token, *remailers* shouldn't exist because of their potential for abuse. :-) - Ted