Re: Civil Disobedience

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

John Thornton wrote:
> ( Moderator: Please pass this though Blue Boar. Please just allow this
> thread even if it is just for a day )

There ya go.  

> In case you have been living under a rock the past few weeks. You should
> know that our civil liberties are under attack. Kevin Poulsen wrote:
> "Hackers, virus-writers and web site defacers would face life imprisonment
> without the possibility of parole under legislation proposed by the Bush
> Administration that would classify most computer crimes as acts of
> terrorism."
> ( http://www.securityfocus.com/news/257, Hackers face life imprisonment
> under 'Anti-Terrorism' Act). When you read the news this morning you will
> see that this bill was passed by the Senate.
> (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/265, Senate passes terror bill).

I was under the impression that the bill that passed the Senate was
a slightly improved, though still insane, version that didn't make
hackers terrorists.  

                                                BB