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  From: C4IS <C4IS@EISA.NET.AU>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 19:35:18 +0930

Re: Internet Censorship - A new axiom... *not* a lot of actions against the new theorem(s)

From: Glen Vallance <glen@webmedia.com.au>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 3:12 PM


>Well, the bill has passed now.
>
>Presumably this means the internet as we know it will end quite shortly.


Oh ye of little faith... haven't you read CSIRO's report...?!?

>I think it's pretty funny that the sites I've helped develop for the
>South Australian Government http://www.cyh.com/
>http://www.shinesa.org.au/  are going to be banned by filtering software
>imposed by the Federal Government.
>
>Make sure you attend the rally outside the State Library at 3pm this
>Sunday!
>
>Wear all your corporate stuff, make the government aware how many people
>they're annoying.


I don't think the gov't cares...
it may feel just fine about it.

Rather than jump up and down
every time gov't reduces a freedom,
why not demand a nice big Axiomatic Solution...?

I.e. a Bill of Rights with a very clear
limitation of gov't powers.

Could save time in the long run.



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