(Actually, I threw in an aside yesterday about "President Gore," but no one picked up on it.)
I'd wager we all saw it, and couldn't think of anythign clever to say. Funny thing about all this: In a recent Newsweek a former Congressman who just got out of jail was talking about how he was disgusted byt the current Congress. *ALL* they do is posture, they don't even bother going through the motions of passing legislation. The Congress of the 80s at least *did* something. (Okay, so it wasn't very useful, or good, but a Congress that does nothign can't be changed with any effect, one that actually gets things done once in a while, if persuaded to change a little, might be a benefit...) If anyone cares, I might still have that one, I can look up who it was...
Personally, I think having a crippled and ineffective President is better than having an activist bozo President Gore, so I'm kind of hoping this whole affairs takes several more months to unwind.
--Tim May
The Feds have shown their hand: they want a ban on domestic cryptography ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^2,976,221 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
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