-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Sun, 21 Jul 1996, James A. Donald wrote:
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 08:23:22 -0700 From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com> To: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Re: Netscape
At 03:27 PM 7/20/96 -0700, Tom Weinstein wrote:
Why not consider what the consequences will be? Do you seriously believe that this will make the government stop enforcing ITAR?
Yes:
Widespread politically motivated disobedience forces the state to either demonize the disobedient, (as with drug users) or give up enforcement. This is a standard and effective method of forcing the repeal of laws, a method which has had a long record of success for several hundred years.
The states cohesion derives from its legitimacy, and threats to legitimacy and cohesion are treated very seriously by government officials.
Threatening the states legitimacy is arguably more effective in influencing government behavior than blowing up federal office buildings.
Hrmm... I'm definatly on your side. _Civil_ Disobediance has been, and always will be, the most effective way. --Deviant -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBMfPEwDAJap8fyDMVAQGA1Af7Bymmynm/ocJ+vFr4MQbIOVwfhLrxZw9K 3bG2WzmbdopMXSJ8rXW09ETMOYZOCoM73Kbv16M3MrhytgDIguFxxwqibQfSWzOy ZOWS8DJS4SL47Y8pE5jK1WAasK7QmWJXS4TsUX1ablIcNNK+LXMqxaWXN/0cLIKE IhZJ4jV+Sq4+G+4zACOqi0kiIPu+A3YYXlNHR0l6RTmSDFY97qzyGJwOCOPgApGe YekQz4uLuXDZ6JIq2k1Sgt6M71dQne8u/oBnV9qa1ONNx+q00yP0P4nLLhgKEfvZ gi3RSoRsFie7xBFrZdUGFP5XwQLtmd1gZc4rfEZ8GSxRxxO0Kq3iAw== =DfR4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----