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The Politics of Export Restrictions - Clarified
I agree the strategy would have to be hijack-proof. Something like Gore
experiencing a convenient "change of heart" towards the end of this current
term and convincing Clinton and the administration to soften crypto export
restrictions which would make Gore look like a hero to the high-tech
community just in time for the election. Naturally this would have to be
carefully scripted but the objective would be to keep the democrats in power.
Just a theory.
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>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 23:43:43 -0800
>From: Greg Broiles <[email protected]>
>To: Rick Hornbeck <[email protected]>
>Cc: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: The Politics of Export Restrictions
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>At 09:44 PM 1/29/97 -0800, Rick Hornbeck wrote:
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>>Is it possible the unreasonable crypto export restrictions are simply being
>>imposed at this time for the purpose of making Al Gore look good when he
>>runs for President in 2000?
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>I suppose it's plausible, but it's an opportunity open to both candidates,
>and more plausibly (because of lack of collaboration) to the Republicans -
>e.g., Dan Quayle and the "Crypto Freedom For Americans" platform, promising
>to rescue Silicon Valley from those evil regulatory Democrats.
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>If I were an evil politician trying to set up a trick like you suggest, I
>think I'd want a scheme that my opponent(s) couldn't hijack and use against
>me.
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