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Der Weltanschauung Magazine (The WorldView) Originating From Houston, Texas
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July 5, 1991 Vol. 1, Issue 5. Honesty Is Our Only Excuse
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Material Written By Computer And Telecommunications Hobbyists World Wide
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"Let us arise, let us arise against the oppressors of humanity; all kings,
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emperors, presidents of republics, priests of all religions are the true
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enemies of the people; let us destroy along with them all juridical, political,
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civil and religious institutions."
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-Manifesto of anarchists in the Romagna, 1878
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The World View Staff: InterNet Address:
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The Desert Fox [Editor] fox@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Rev. Scott Free [CoEditor] revfree@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Bryan O' Blivion blivion@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Der Grosste Ein dge@nuchat.sccsi.com
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The Sorcerer (REV)
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Modok Tarleton
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BRYAN O'BLIVION is the Net handle of a Texas attorney who
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has practiced law for more than 11 years in private law firms and
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in governmental practice. He is a published (print) author, and a
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computer user and programmer since 1968. He is not a Republican,
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and takes his attorney's oath to preserve and protect the
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Constitution of the State of Texas and The United States very
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seriously. Any legal questions can be directed to him. He would
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be happy to assist you. blivion@nuchat.sccsi.com
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Table Of Contents
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(1) StEvE_jAcKsOn: Taking The Secret Service To Court..........Submitted*
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(2) We The People...Of The Telecom Community: An Editorial.....The Desert Fox
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(3) Random Thoughts From The Garbage Can.......................Modok
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(4) America, Where Are You?....................................Rev. Scott Free
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(5) Final Comments On This Issue...............................The Desert Fox
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(6) Freedom Infringement Alert: A Comment By The Rev. Free.....Rev. Scott Free
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Articles With '*' attached indicates preface reprinted from the EFF.
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EXTENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO AMERICAN CYBERSPACE:
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TO ESTABLISH CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND TO
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OBTAIN REDRESS FOR AN UNLAWFUL SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND PRIOR RESTRAINT
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ON PUBLICATION, STEVE JACKSON GAMES AND THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
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FOUNDATION TODAY FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES SECRET
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SERVICE AND OTHERS.
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On March 1, 1990, the United States Secret Service nearly
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destroyed Steve Jackson Games (SJG), an award-winning publishing
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business in Austin, Texas.
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In an early morning raid with an unlawful and
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unconstitutional warrant, agents of the Secret Service conducted a
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search of the SJG office. When they left they took a manuscript
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being prepared for publication, private electronic mail, and several
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computers, including the hardware and software of the SJG Computer
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Bulletin Board System. Yet Jackson and his business were not only
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innocent of any crime, but never suspects in the first place. The
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raid had been staged on the unfounded suspicion that somewhere in
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Jackson's office there "might be" a document compromising the
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security of the 911 telephone system.
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In the months that followed,
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Jackson saw the business he had built up over many years dragged to
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the edge of bankruptcy. SJG was a successful and prestigious
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publisher of books and other materials used in adventure role-playing
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games. Jackson also operated a computer bulletin board system (BBS)
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to communicate with his customers and writers and obtain feedback and
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suggestions on new gaming ideas. The bulletin board was also the
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repository of private electronic mail belonging to several of its
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users. This private mail was seized in the raid. Despite repeated
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requests for the return of his manuscripts and equipment, the Secret
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Service has refused to comply fully.
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Today, more than a year after that raid, The Electronic
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Frontier Foundation, acting with SJG owner Steve Jackson, has filed
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a precedent setting civil suit against the
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United States Secret Service, Secret Service Agents Timothy Foley and
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Barbara Golden, Assistant United States Attorney William Cook, and
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Henry Kluepfel.
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"This is the most important case brought to date,"
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said EFF general counsel Mike Godwin, "to vindicate the
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Constitutional rights of the users of computer-based communications
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technology. It will establish the Constitutional dimension of
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electronic expression. It also will be one of the first cases that
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invokes the Electronic Communications and Privacy Act as a shield and
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not as a sword -- an act that guarantees users of this digital
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medium the same privacy protections enjoyed by those who use the
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telephone and the U.S. Mail."
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Commenting on the overall role of the Electronic
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Frontier Foundation in this case and other matters, EFFs
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president Mitch Kapor said, "We have been acting as an organization
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interested in defending the wrongly accused. But the Electronic
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Frontier Foundation is also going to be active in establishing
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broader principles. We begin with this case, where the issues are
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clear. But behind this specific action, the EFF also believes that
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it is vital that government, private entities, and individuals who
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have violated the Constitutional rights of individuals be held
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accountable for their actions. We also hope this case will help
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demystify the world of computer users to the general public and
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inform them about the potential of computer communities."
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Representing Steve Jackson and The Electronic Frontier
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Foundation in this suit is James George,Jr. of Graves, Dougherty,
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Hearon & Moody of Austin, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky &
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Liberman of New York,and Harvey A. Silverglate and Sharon L. Beckman
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of Silverglate & Good of Boston .
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Copies of the complaint, the unlawful search warrant,
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statements by Steve Jackson and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a
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legal fact sheet and other pertinent materials are available by
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request from the EFF.
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Also made available to members of the press and electronic media on
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request were the following statement by Mitchell Kapor and a legal
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fact sheet prepared by Sharon Beckman and Harvey Silverglate of
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Silverglate & Good, the law firm central to the filing of this
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lawsuit.
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WHY THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION IS BRINGING SUIT ON BEHALF OF
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STEVE JACKSON.
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With this case, the Electronic Frontier Foundation begins a new
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phase of affirmative legal action. We intend to fight for broad
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Constitutional protection for operators and users of computer
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bulletin boards.
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It is essential to establish the principle that computer bulletin
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boards and computer conferencing systems are entitled to the same
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First Amendment rights enjoyed by other media. It is also critical
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to establish that operators of bulletin boards JQJ whether
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individuals or businesses JQJ are not subject to unconstitutional,
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overboard searches and seizures of any of the contents of their
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systems, including electronic mail.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation also believes that
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it is vital to hold government, private entities, and individuals
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who have violated the Constitutional rights of others accountable
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for their actions.
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Mitchell Kapor,
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President, The Electronic Frontier Foundation
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LEGAL FACT SHEET: STEVE JACKSON GAMES V. UNITED STATES SECRET
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SERVICE, ET AL
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This lawsuit seeks to vindicate the rights of a small, successful
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entrepreneur/publisher to conduct its entirely lawful business, free
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of unjustified governmental interference. It is also the goal of
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this litigation to firmly establish the principle that lawful
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activities carried out with the aid of computer technology, including
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computer communications and publishing, are entitled to the same
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constitutional protections that have long been accorded to the print
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medium. Computers and modems, no less than printing presses,
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typewriters, the mail, and telephones -being the methods selected by
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Americans to communicate with one another -- are all protected by our
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constitutional rights.
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Factual Background and Parties:
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Steve Jackson, of Austin, Texas, is a successful small businessman.
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His company, Steve Jackson Games, is an award- winning publisher of
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adventure games and related books and magazines. In addition to its
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books and magazines, SJG operates an electronic bulletin board system
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(the Illuminati BBS) for its customers and for others interested in
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adventure games and related literary genres.
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Also named as plaintiffs are various users of the Illuminati BBS.
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The professional interests of these users range from writing to
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computer technology.
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Although neither Jackson nor
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his company were suspected of any criminal activity, the company was
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rendered a near fatal blow on March 1, 1990, when agents of the
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United States Secret Service, aided by other law enforcement
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officials, raided its office, seizing computer equipment necessary to
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the operation of its publishing business. The government seized the
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Illuminati BBS and all of the communications stored on it, including
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private electronic mail, shutting down the BBS for over a month. The
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Secret Service also seized publications protected by the First
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Amendment, including drafts of the about-to-be-released role playing
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game book GURPS Cyberpunk. The publication of the book was
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substantially delayed while SJG employees rewrote it from older
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drafts. This fantasy game book, which one agent preposterously
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called "a handbook for computer crime," has since sold over 16,000
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copies and been nominated for a prestigious game industry award. No
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evidence of criminal activity was found.
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The warrant application,
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which remained sealed at the government's request for seven months,
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reveals that the agents were investigating an employee of the company
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whom they believed to be engaged in activity they found questionable
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at his home and on his own time. The warrant application further
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reveals not only that the Secret Service had no reason to think any
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evidence of criminal activity would be found at SJG, but also that
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the government omitted telling the Magistrate who issued the warrant
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that SJG was a publisher and that the contemplated raid would cause a
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prior restraint on constitutionally protected speech, publication,
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and association.
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The defendants in this case are the United States
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Secret Service and the individuals who, by planning and carrying out
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this grossly illegal search and seizure, abused the power conferred
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upon them by the federal government. Those individuals include
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Assistant United States Attorney William J. Cook, Secret Service
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Agents Timothy M. Foley and Barbara Golden, as well Henry M. Kluepfel
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of Bellcore, who actively participated in the unlawful activities as
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an agent of the federal government.
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These defendants are the same
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individuals and entities responsible for the prosecution last year of
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electronic publisher Craig Neidorf. The government in that case
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charged that Neidorf's publication of materials concerning the
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enhanced 911 system constituted interstate transportation of stolen
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property. The prosecution was resolved in Neidorf's favor in July of
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1990 when Neidorf demonstrated that materials he published were
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generally available to the public.
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Legal Significance:
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This case is about the constitutional and statutory rights of
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publishers who conduct their activities in electronic media rather
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than in the traditional print and hard copy media, as well as the
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rights of individuals and companies that use computer technology to
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communicate as well as to conduct personal and business affairs
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generally.
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The government's wholly unjustified raid on SJG, and
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seizure of its books, magazines, and BBS, violated clearly
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established statutory and constitutional law, including:
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. The Privacy Protection Act of 1980, which generally prohibits
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the government from searching the offices of publishers for work
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product and other documents, including materials that are
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electronically stored;
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. The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, which guarantees
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freedom of speech, of the press and of association, and which
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prohibits the government from censoring publications, whether in
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printed or electronic media.
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. The Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable governmental
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searches and seizures, including both general searches and searches
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conducted without probable cause to believe that specific evidence of
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criminal activity will be found at the location searched.
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. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Federal
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Wiretap statute, which together prohibit the government from seizing
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electronic communications without justification and proper
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authorization.
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Mike Godwin, |"Most pernicious of French imports is the notion that
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mnemonic@eff.org | there is no person behind a text. Is there anything more
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(617) 864-0665 | affected, aggressive, and relentlessly concrete than a
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EFF, Cambridge, MA | Parisian intellectual behind his/her turgid text?"
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We The People...Of The Telecom Community
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An Editorial By The Desert Fox
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I look around today at all the articles, editorials, and features that are
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being written about how the government is suppressing the computer users of
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this country. It amazes me to see the priority that this nation's authority
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has in solving problems. Lately, those priorities seem to be to nail the
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silicon-generation first, and then nab the 'real criminals'. I do see the
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point in bringing true software pirates and so-called 'fone phreaks' to
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justice. I personally have no sympathy for those who risk loosing their
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right to be a couch potato because they are illegally using the phone
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service or they are just dying to get the latest 'warez'. The main reason
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why I do not sympathize with phone phreaks is simply because most of the
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phone system is so secure today. And it makes it much easier for the phone
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company to catch a perpetrator. So, if they are so incompetent as to use
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the phone system for illegal purposes, then they are sealing their own fate.
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But, as of late, I have heard numerous stories about the Secret Service,
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and other government agencies raiding establishments, seizing equipment, and
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prosecuting individuals with no concrete evidence. Take the Steve Jackson
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case as an example. Must the SS use an invalid search warrant, and a wrongful
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cause in order to arrest this man for a crime he did not commit?
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There are many documented cases about the government conducting operations
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against computer users with invalid warrants and without probable cause.
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I ask myself why an agency would have to resort to illegal means in order to
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incarcerate an individual. This brings up the issue of legitimate users being
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harassed by the agency. I am at ease with myself as far as the law goes.
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But it really angers me to think that the law can bust down my door and
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obtain my equipment just because they get some idea that I am trying to
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install Communism deep into the bowels of America, or because I simply call
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local bulletin boards.
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Because of cases like Mr. Jackson's, there has been an uprise in the
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visibility of groups like The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). These
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groups' purpose is to aid computer users who have been treated unfairly by
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the SS. The EFF has handled some landmark cases, including the Craig Neidorf
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case. Neidorf was found innocent of the crimes in which he was charged.
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Steve Jackson was also found innocent, and is now taking the SS to court for
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damages incurred during the farce engineered by the SS. The EFF, along with
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similar groups, I feel, will be the only savior for users such as you and I.
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The relentless onslaught of the government on computer users is not over.
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The users need to speak out against this suppression. Until then, the SS will
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conduct operations at will. If you are taken into custody for a crime that you
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did not commit, you need to take action! There are resources available.
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Please take advantage!
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The era of the silicon warrior is here! Electronically published magazines
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such as The World View, are here for good! The fraction of society that is
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up-to-date with the evolution of the computer generation should not have to
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be suppressed by those who are not. It is a shame that groups like the EFF
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even have to exist. However, as long as there are people who are out there
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promoting the progress of our cause, and condoning the will of the people,
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we will always be looked down upon by those who get nervous when someone
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makes an impact on society. Be different. Be unique. Eventually, those who
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choose to play off the silicon generation as a fad will succumb to the 'fad'
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of never-ending progress in our field. We are here to stay and will make the
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biggest impact of this generation. History is being made as we speak. So,
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if you are not yet on this train, I suggest you buy your ticket now. If you
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are, hang on tight. We're in for one hell of a ride.
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Random Thoughts From The Garbage Can
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By: Modok Tarleton
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As you have probably already figured out, there is a certain
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amount of risk involved in participating in the world of
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telecommunications. If you're lucky, you might get a prank call
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from some young sysop who has your phone number. You could even
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get phone calls from deep-voiced men claiming FBI credentials,
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scaring both you and your parents. Or in the case of Steve
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Jackson, the Secret Service could come knocking down your door.
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There is no reason to rehash the story. There is really not
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even a need to comment on it. It speaks for itself. It just
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makes obvious that there is no contract between us and the United
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States government. What restrains us as a public from conducting
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ourselves in the same manner as our so-called "leaders"? It is a
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naive and phony moral contract. It is a psychological
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stranglehold that tells the public that what the leaders do is
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always alright. Its the thing that makes the public consent to
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government lies and deceit.
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A small number of people in charge make the rules and they
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expect us to obey. When we (the public) break the rules, we are
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excepted to sit back and take punishment. When the people in
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charge break them, they act like they are impervious to all law
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and order. What do they take us as? They see as nothing but
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goddamned fools. Who else would illegally seize someone's
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property and then write it off like it was some kind of fucking
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minor mistake? If this kind of Edgar Hoover styled mania is going
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to be a continued thing, we should all brace ourselves for a long
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ride.
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America, Where Are You?
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Another Ramble by the Rev. Scott Free
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Well folks...as I write this, I am just returned from another
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spectacular 4th of July debacle...as if all the other celebrations of
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national pride and homecomings aren't enough...now is the time to
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really let it all hang out for "Independence Day". A time to celebrate
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and reflect upon all the things that this country stands for.
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These reflections often include <for most> all the great
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achievements our beloved U.S. of A. that have occurred in the last
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200+ years....things like the "Declaration of Independence", "The
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Boston Tea Party", "The Revolutionary War", "World War I", "World War
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II" , "Apollo 11"...all the "GREAT" accomplishments of this once
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proud nation....
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But, sadly, my thoughts turn to the farces..."The Gulf War",
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"The Iran-Contra Scandal", and the most pressing issue facing those of
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us in the cyber-world, the total repression of the very freedoms we
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celebrate on this day...FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
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As you are probably aware, Steve Jackson stands as a glaring
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example of how our very government is, even now, attempting to
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infiltrate and control our relatively newfound cyber/reality...
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"The Net"...
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The very conspirators I have ranted about before are attempting
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to label us as conspirators, threats to society and "FREEDOM", threats
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to the AMERICAN WAY....and in the process, they are setting about, in
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a very methodical way, to destroy our freedoms...
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I was at a good friends house, when he logged on to the recently
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reinstated BBS of Steve Jackson in Austin, TX...and I was thinking to
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myself...here we are...logging on to a perfectly legal bulletin
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board...and we are, more than likely, being monitored by the Feds...
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Files are being created <or updated> that concern at least the person
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logging on...all transactions are probably monitored and scrutinized
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by advanced, technical means of eavesdropping, electrical surveillance
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equipment. Hungry feds...looking for the cue to run back in and bust
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someone...
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As I pondered this...I thought "Gee...Am I paranoid?..or what?"
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Yes, I'm paranoid...absolutely...but anyone who has read up on
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the Steve Jackson incident...or any of the other F.B.I. electronic
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stormtrooper farces, knows the lengths that the federal government is
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willing to go to, just to suppress this medium.
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Why are they doing this?...what is they're motivation?....the
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only thing that I can figure out...is that "THEY" believe that this is
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dangerous...and the only "danger" I see, is that people are waking
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up...people are using they're minds...people are questioning they're
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reality....and this is bad news for those who wish to manipulate you
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and I...
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As I sit here, On July 4th, a day for celebrating "FREEDOM", I am
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saddened by the fact that it is slowly being stripped away...
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The Supreme Court is now firmly in the hands of the "Right",
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the Drug War marches on, Federal agents are terrorizing innocent
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people...it goes on and on and on...
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However, I am heartened to see that those of us invested in this
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medium are fighting for it...and if the Federal Government has decided
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that it is a threat to them, then we must be doing something right...
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That makes me hopeful...
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I am pretty sure that the Feds have a few, if not all, copies of
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these very documents that we at "THE WORLD VIEW" are producing...
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I am certain that they are even now contemplating how to
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eliminate this and other electronic news sources that promote FREEDOM
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OF SPEECH
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But we here at "THE WORLD VIEW" are dedicated...we know our
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rights...we got some "GOOD GUYS" working with us...
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If I am committing a crime by speaking my mind...then I am
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guilty...but I see no crime here....
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I do this because I care about MY country...I love MY country
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and I love my planet...I hope you love it too...
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SPEAK OUT! READ! WRITE! EDUCATE YOURSELF!! EDUCATE OTHERS!!!
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ACT OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!!!
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Rev. Scott Free
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PARANOIA IS NOT A CRIME!
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IT'S AN ART!
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@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@
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...And a final comment
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Greetings To all...I hope this issue enlightens some people as to what is
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going on in our society. What happened to Mr. Jackson is a total outrage.
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I feel that this kind of material needs to be distributed as much as possible.
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People need to be aware of this farce. If this happens to you, please do not
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lie dormant in your efforts to justify yourself. Contact the EFF, or whatever
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resources available if this does happen. Brian O' Blivion did not write an
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article for this issue. However, I understand that he is in close contact with
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Steve Jackson, and is making an attempt to do an interview with him. If it
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comes through, it will be published in full in the next issue. Also, the idea
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of an 'Ask The Lawyer' feature is being thrown around. Any questions about
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legal matters can be directed to any of our staff, and it will be forwarded
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to O' Blivion. These questions and answers will also be published. This is the
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second issue to be passed around the net. I am extremely happy about this.
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The power of mass distribution has it's positive effects. Many thanks to
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Kevin on the Nuchat system for help. If you, or anyone you know desires a
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copy of these magazines, please drop us a line somewhere. If you have anything
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to be published, once again, drop us a line. The legal document concerning
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the Jackson case was cut from this issue because of size. However, it is
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available in many places...including the EFF. If you would like a copy, and
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cannot find one, I will be happy to send you one. I believe that we have
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settled on a basic visual appearance for the magazine. This translates to
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the fact that the title screen, table of contents, etc...will remain in the
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same format. (It Looks Nice...). ** We are looking for comments on this
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magazine ** If you have any at all, please do your best to get them to us.
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We are just slamming these things out with little input from readers. I cannot
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tell if you are happy about it, or just don't care. Just don't ask us to stop!
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Comments & suggestions can be directed to The Desert Fox.
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Praise Bob
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Buy Bonds!
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Support Steve Jackson! Buy GURPS role-playing game material at your favorite
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bookseller.
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The Desert Fox
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@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@-==-@
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And Now, Ladies & Gentlemen...The Rev. Scott Free
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A SIDE NOTE
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FREEDOM INFRINGEMENT ALERT!!!
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There is a new bill, HR 4079, co-sponsored by Representative Newt
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Gingrich and Senator Phil Gramm, that would open the way for American
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concentration camps to be built, and thereafter permit the state to
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round up suspected drug users and force them to work without
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compensation for the state.
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The bill proposes suspending the Constitution for five years so
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that millions of illegal drug users could be held by the state in
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concentration camps. All internees would be forced to work and if
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anyone is caught with drugs in the camps, they would have one year
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added to their sentence each time...with no right to appeal
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HR 4079 calls for a declaration of a 5 year national state of
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emergency...in essence martial law. It proposes reopening the Japanese
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Internment Camps used during WWII, using active and inactive military
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bases as prisons, and instituting a new privately owned prison system
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as well. To aid in accomplishing this, the 4th Amendment, the 8th
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Amendment, and habeas corpus are to be either superseded, redefined,
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or disallowed. A provision has been built in to allow the government
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to purchase goods manufactured by prison slave labor. To ensure the
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duration of this labor force, all previous maximum sentences would be
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changed to minimum sentences. New mandatory sentences would be
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applied, and probation, parole, and suspension of sentences revoked.
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To provide an even greater pool to draw from, mandatory drug
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testing of just about anyone above junior high school level has been
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included in the bill.
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Press releases regarding the bill were sent out to all the
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national and local news outlets by the Maryland Libertarian Party,
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however there has been practically no mention of the bill in the
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media.
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The state is evidently hoping to sweep this bill into law right
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under our noses while we are all preoccupied with other events.
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We at the "World View" encourage all American citizens to make
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phone calls and write letters. Direct your correspondence to the media
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and your representatives as well as Gingrich and Gramm. If they don't
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think you care about this bill becoming law...IT WILL!!
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Again...that's bill # HR 4079...this is no exaggeration..LOOK IT
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UP!............
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