[NEWS] FBI To Require ISPs To Reconfigure E-mail Systems (fwd)

Wed Oct 24 07:22:47 UTC 2001

Nothing to see.  Move along.

> > Somewhere along with the power to vote particular politicians in or out
> > must come some respect for the laws those people create, even the ones we
> > don't think are perfect.
> 
> ... Even the courts say we shouldn't respect laws we feel are unjust.  ...

I think of civil disobedience as "some respect for the laws" since folks like
Randy whose conscience would not permit them to obey certain laws knew that
they would likely go to jail and did what they did anyway.

Redefining what an ISP is, in order to evade the FBI's intent, lacks respect.