@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 Sender: •••@••.••• Subject: TeleBill Language and the humor inherent. > Early on Newt Gingrich claimed that it was >unconstitutional and appeared to stand as the great defender of >the First Amendment. Then came the big "cyberporn" scare and a >big push from the Christian Right on "family values". Now there >is very little contention in Congress over this provision. Newt >has become silent. It is most likely a done deal. (I'd love >to see a recent GOPAC contribution list.) > > Ho, Ho, Ho. Wow, I hope that the "Moral Majority" doesn't censor that phrase as well. THose dirty hypocrites. From a group that supported such outstanding folks as Jimmy "I Have Sinned Against You" Swaggert, Jerry "I saw a 900 foot jesus in Tulsa Oklahoma" Falwell, and best of all Mr Jim "What taxes?" Baker, comes this outstanding legislation. Frankly I am concerned with the "religious right" 's concern over the internet, it's not as if they are smart enough to boot up a mac, much less snoop in my non-encrypted e-mail (I don't make it a habit of giving my SS# or Credit Card Numbers, or other sensitive personal information out over the Internet). THey can of course hire underlings to do that for them from "non profit, tax free" sources (ie. The PTL Club). Oh well, I dont make it a practice of uploading or downloading pornographic material anyway (So please dont make the assumtion that just because I have an @AOL.COM address, all I am concerned with is where to find "Hot" WWW sites;-) It is trully a shame that the United States' government has stooped to persuing the almighty dollar, and then in turn, pointed their fingers at us, calling us immoral child exploiters and what not. I can hear it now, Aunt Velma from Selma, AL, sporting her P.H.D. (Thats Pentecostal Hair Doo for you godless heathens from New York) , spewing forth captions from Revelations, calling Bill Gates the anti-christ (I happen to agree with her there, but so would anyone who has tried to troubleshoot `95 without taking a course). Shouting to the rafters, the congregation and any TV crew that will listen that the users of the internet are going to burn in hell for merely looking at a Van Gogh, a Michelangelo, a Dante' , or a Picasso. Next thing you know, Southern Baptist Conference Ministers will be urging thier flocks to burn any modem they can find (Don't worry, we can give them all our old 2400 bps modems and say that they are the fastest modems in the world, they won't know the difference if we clean all the dust off them). In conclusion, let them have thier stinking telecom reform, we'll settle the First Amendment questions in court. We will beat them at their own game. In the words of that timeless hymn, We Shall Overcome. All good things are worth fighting for. Continue to call, write, fax, and otherwise pester the members of Congress. Ever notice how God builds people up, then lets them fall like stones from the tower of Babel? Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. And believe me, those who consider themselves righteous because they oppose the expression of intelligence everywhere are so full of pride they cannot help but fall. I have nothing to fear but fear itself, and trust me I am not afraid of those immoral morality policemen. OLmaniac Robert Smith Cincinnati, Ohio @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore (•••@••.•••) Wexford, Ireland Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ CyberLib: http://www.internet-eireann.ie/cyberlib Materials may be reposted in their entirety for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
