Given that Sen. Fineswine is one of the strongest supporters of gun confiscation, and that she had this to say about the Telecom Bill: "Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) Mrs. Feinstein: Mr. President, I rise in support of the conference report for the Telecommunications Act of 1995. This legislation establishes real progress on important issues and I am pleased to provide my support. Senator Exon's provisions to control access to indecent materials will require the operators of computer networks, like America Online, to screen out indecent materials for children." I think we need to look at another motive, or at least another effect, of the CDA's felonization of "indecent" speech (uttering the words "fuck" or "shit," or doing a large number of other such things, where any minor could possibly see these words, is a felony. Not a misdemeanor, a _felony_. No felon may own a gun legally in California, for some period of time after conviction. I presume similar laws apply in other states. (Of course, a lot of real criminals own all sorts of guns, but at least the "indecent speakers" will have their existing guns removed from them and will be unable to buy new ones for some number of years after their convictions.) Therefore, one think to think about is that a felony conviction for violation of the CDA will result in one being disarmed (of the ones they know about). Duncan Frissell frequently regales us with tales of how he has made himself "judgment-proof." More power to him, but it doesn't make me feel any better. Fineswine, Schroeder, and similar such vermin have probably figured out that by felonizing dirty words they have another tool to use in the disarming of America. When nearly everyone is a criminal, in the eyes of the law, then the populace is well and truly under their thumbs. The good news is that I can probably get off of jury duty pretty simply by saying "But I'm a felon." (Even if they ask for details, about my conviction, merely by explaining why I answered this way I'll doubtless be excused.) Of course, I haven't been called for jury duty and actually had to report for selection since 1973, so I must be in their file of Undesirables already. --Tim May, a fucking felon Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."