Re: Proposed New Law Says: "Upset Me - Go to Prison!"

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com>
Date: May 9, 2009 1:11:56 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: lauren () vortex com
Subject: Re: [IP] Proposed New Law Says: "Upset Me - Go to Prison!"

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>

> But if a new proposal in Congress becomes law, I might be able
> to send
> those disagreeing folks to federal prison!  Now that's
> entertainment!
> This new power to incarcerate would come courtesy of H.R. 1966,
> proposed by California Democrat Linda Sanchez and around a dozen
> co-sponsors, who obviously feel that the first amendment to the U.S.
> Constitution has the elastic properties of Silly Putty.

Looks like Congresswoman Sanchez is attempting to add some Model Penal  
Code language to federal law.

Witness the Michigan statute which criminalizes "Harassing  
Communications":
----------------------
RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES
Text of Michigan Revised Criminal Code
[Harassing Communications]
Sec. 5535. (1) A person commits the crime of harassing com-
munications if, with intent to harass or alarm another person/he:
(a) Communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise,
by telephone, or by telegraph, mail or any other form of written
communication, in a manner likely to harass or cause alarm; or
(b) Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation en-
sues, with no purpose of legitimate communication.
(2) Harassing communications is a Class B misdemeanor

CPY Document (9 May 2009)

http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:a_lmZLSewoUJ:www.sos.state.or.us/archives/legislative/crimlaw/ARTICLE26/PD1AUG693159.pdf+%22harassing+communications%22+%22Model+Penal+Code%22&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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