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From: learn@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (William  Vajk )
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Amendments
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Date: 20 Apr 91 21:18:37 GMT
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In article <1991Apr20.015506.11577@looking.on.ca> Brad Templeton writes:

>The right to use a computer to conduct your affairs is going to become
>more important than the right to walk down the street, or phone somebody,
>or print a newspaper.

Interesting you should mention this. The right to have a telephone has
become the subject of case law, and was upheld. It isn't sacrosanct. 

>If we allow the government to regulate it willy-nilly, we allow them the
>power to regulate almost every aspect of what life might be in the future.

Or worse yet, license use, such as they have for radio and television in
some countries......

Bill Vajk    |    Say NO to Forfeiture !