Re: KKK derails crypto bill, report from House Judiciary...

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

I appreciate William's comments, but he fails to understand the reality of
the situation. Let's forget about the "furtherance" provision for a
moment.

Congress is not passing a new law in lifting export controls. Rather, it
is reducing the sweep of one it already passed that the White House has
abused.

-Declan


On Tue, 13 May 1997, William H. Geiger III wrote:

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> In <v03007804af9ea94e831c@[168.161.105.191]>, on 05/13/97 at 05:32 PM,
>    Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> said:
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> >The Net's crypto wet-dreams were demolished this afternoon by a
> >Congressional committee's fear of coffee-drenched kids and the Ku Klux
> >Klan.
> 
> [Discription of a typical day in congress sniped]
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> >It worked. By 5:15 pm, after a dozen amendments, the committee passed the
> >"Volunteer Protection Act." As for SAFE -- well, if you're a Congressman
> >faced with the choice of bashing the KKK or tackling crypto policy, what
> >would you do?
> 
> I personaly think that this is a good thing. :)))
> 
> Every bill that *is not* passed by congress is just that much more freedom
> that is saved. If all the bills passed by congress over the past 100yrs.
> could all be repealed no one would miss them in the least (well no one
> except the STATEST). 
> 
> SAFE was a bad ideal as any law regulating crypto. I do not need DC's
> permision to exercise my 1st Admendment rights any more than I need their
> permision to exercise any of my rights.
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