Re: Choices

At 11:05 PM 2/10/96 -0500, A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security wrote:

Gov does have the right (in fact the duty) to regulate communications between citizens and non-citizens/sites in other lands (and if you do not think communications with sites such as anon.penet.fi are inside the charter of the NSA, I have this prime Florida land - we're in the dry season now 8*).

Needless to say, I disagree. Government does not possess ANY "rights." Merely powers. Secondly, the Constitution says NOTHING about the authority of the Federal government to "regulate" (or, for that matter, even merely MONITOR) communications cross-border. Sounds to me like you're arguing the statist line. Jim Bell Klaatu Burada Nikto.