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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 06:39:17 -0500



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Subject: Re: [IP] NJ Bill Would Prohibit Anonymous Posts on Forums]
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:13:54 -0800
From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
To: dave () farber net
References: <440CA50A.6000701 () farber net>

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/03/06/1736234.shtml

... An anonymous reader writes "The New Jersey legislature is considering a
bill that would require operators of public forums to collect users' legal
names and addresses, and effectively disallow anonymous speech on online
forums. ...

Okay.  So, no postings of the Federalist Papers -- considered the
third most important document in the USA, after the Constitution and
Bill of Rights.

Because, after all, [almost?] all of it was written by anonymous authors.

And anyway, all of 'em were known criminals and terrorists,
"insurgents" who had organized armed attacks against "proper
authority" [the previous King George] and murdered innocent troops.
Certainly wouldn't want any of THOSE kinds of radicals posting on New
Jersey's forums!

How times change.

--jim

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