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From: smcmahon at eiv.com (Shawn McMahon) Subject: Destroying PCs remotely? On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 05:24:40PM -0400, JT said: > Please explain to me how a senator proposes a law without first "thinking > about it" "blowing off steam about it" etc etc. Either way, what you learned Why would I bother to do that, when it's not relevant to the discussion at hand? > Let's take a look at some of the stuff he's been up to that doesn't affect > you: > > He was co author of the DMCA, and also responsible for the Copyright Term > Extension Act, or CTEA. Which was passed by the Senate, not solely by Hatch. I'm voting against anybody who voted for it; are you? That's how a Republic works. > He also was responsible for a bill that would have extended the term of the > patent for Claritin, as he use Schering-Plough's corporate jet when he was > running for president. Which would have been passed by the Senate, not solely by Hatch. > He is also a backer of the patriot act, legislation that made it easier for > the FBI to use Carnivore, and other legislation that erodes our civil > rights. Which I favor. On balance, it's a good law. He who would give up essential security for temporary liberty shall have neither. The Patriot Act amounts to short-term inconvenience for a few, that the many might live. Hard to enjoy liberty and the pursuit of happiness without life. -- Shawn McMahon | Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, EIV Consulting | that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any UNIX and Linux | hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure http://www.eiv.com| the survival and the success of liberty. - JFK -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20030619/f9f2f431/attachment.bin
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