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Clarification on The Politics of Export Restrictions
I am submitting the following a second time as the first one did not seem
to get posted.
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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
>>Sender: [email protected]
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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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>>--
>>Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell:
>>[email protected] |
>>http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | Export jobs, not crypto.
>> |
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