I found this on the Public_Keys forum on Fidonet.. -dave Subject: Clipper/Telephony Big Bro Resolution To: All From: David Treibs Date: 3/26/94 6:07:02 PM ------------------------------------------- The following was passed as a resolution for the Republican convention in Senatorial District 19 of Uvalde county, Texas. I will attempt to get it adopted at the state level also. ENCRYPTION/GOVERNMENT MONITORING (BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU) Whereas, government is increasingly intruding into the private matters of its citizens, And, an example of this intrusion is Clinton's Clipper/Skipjack encryption chip, which would allow the government easy access to all private and corporate electronic communications by telephone, computer, etc., And, a further example is the government's push to force all communications providers to leave a "back door" through which the government could easily monitor all communications, And, it is a trait only of despotic governments to scrutinize the private communications of its citizens, Resolved, we urge that the Clipper/Skipjack scheme be dropped and the Digital Telephony Act killed, that private communications and encryption be allowed to flourish without government "back doors," and we urge our government to give up the idea that we the people are guilty of something and must be monitored. --- Maximus/2 2.01wb * Origin: Frank's Station (1:19/148)