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From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
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Subject: Re: U. of Hawaii uucp mail & Usenet news cutoff
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Date: 7 Feb 90 05:23:29 GMT
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Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
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In article <303@toaster.SFSU.EDU> eps@cs.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes:
>Hey kids--THIS is censorship--it's government prohibition of the
>free exchange of ideas.

This is not censorship.  This what happens when the people responsible
for paying the bills sit up and take notice.

The legislators of Hawaii are responsible to the voting public, of which
USENET users are a very small fraction.  If you think USENET is such a
fundemental human right, put your money where you mouth is and set up
your own system for everyone to use.
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