Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Tue, 7 May 91 6:15:41 CDT From: "J. Philip Miller" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: You're All A Bunch of Terrorists Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 340, Message 11 of 13 Lines: 60 Pat - I don't recall if you read info-nets, but if you didn't see this, or don't have it in the que, you might be interested in it for posting. -phil Date: Mon, 6 May 91 15:03:43 PDT From: ames!scubed!pnet01.cts.com!jim@Think.COM (Jim Bowery) Subject: You're All A Bunch of Terrorists Just thought y'all might like to see this in case you either weren't aware of it or hadn't seen the actual language: Senate Bill 266 Mr. Biden for himself and Mr. DeConcini introduced the following bill which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A BILL To prevent and punish domestic and international terrorist acts, and for other purposes. Section 1. Short Title. This act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Counter-Terrorism Act of 1991". < lots of death penalties and fun draconian things > Title II -- Preventing Domestic and International Terrorist Acts Subtitle B -- Electronic Communications Sec. 2201. Cooperation of telecommunications providers with law enforcement. It is the sense of Congress that providers of electronic communications services and manufacturers of electronic communications service equipment shall ensure that communications systems permit the government to obtain the plain text contents of voice, data, and other communications when appropriately authorized by law. ------------- You might consider writing your Senator and/or Representative and expressing your opinion on this piece of, uh, legislation. Jim Bowery 619/295-3164 The Coalition for PO Box 1981 Science and La Jolla, CA 92038 Commerce ------------- J. Philip Miller, Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Box 8067 Washington University Medical School, St. Louis MO 63110 phil@wubios.WUstl.edu - Internet (314) 362-3617 uunet!wuarchive!wubios!phil - UUCP (314)362-2693(FAX) C90562JM@WUVMD - bitnet