Re: My Most Abject Apologies

["Paul H. Merrill" <paulmerrill@acm.org>]

StanSquncr wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 98-03-21 02:51:23 EST, you write:
> 
> << OTOH I hear , liberally intermingled, >>

WHat I mean is that 2/3 of the posts say they are screwing us out of our
rights and 2/3 talk about proof and evidence.  Yeah that means that some
talk about both.






> 
> Like what do you mean by "liberally intermingled"?
> 
> << that the government blows off our
>  rights (and more importantly, what is Right) ... >>
> 
> Starting with the Constitution/Bill of Rights (Article 6 part III and
> Amendment 14, in particular).
> 
> << ... and themes like proof and
>  evidence. >>
> 
> It's the right-wing that's doing that (and, see above).
> 
> 
> << First, the Powers That Be feel free to invent the "evidence" that they
>  need. >>
> 
> I'm sure it's happened (like anytime the police want to arrest a black person,
> for instance).
>

Or anyone else they decide to do it to.
 
> 
> << Second, I would not believe someone's own hard drive to give an accurate
>  depiction of EMail activity.  Deleting anything incriminating is easy
>  enough, so it not being there shows (much less Proves) nothing.  And it
>  is relatively simple to alter stored EMail, so that does no more good. >>
> 
> Right.  So delete your incriminating evidence, and save anything you send to a
> list (which they could get a copy of anyway.)
>

The thing is that *I* can get the list stuff myself if it ever gets
anywhere.  (Methinks that algebra is having problems these days)

 
> << If them people want to screw me, let them do all of the work for
>  themselves. >>
> 
> Now THAT I totally agree with you on.  :-)
> 
> Stan


Besides I find very little of all this that deserves more than a thought
or two and those that do are stored in my "Mark VI Between The Ears
Onboard Computer".

PHM