From: Noah Horton (nhorton@ectropic.org)
Date: Tue Mar 18 2003 - 11:39:05 MST
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> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]
> On Behalf Of Dehede011@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:32 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: My Blind Spot - Patriot Act II
>
> In a message dated 3/18/2003 11:24:28 AM Central Standard Time,
> amara@amara.com writes: This comes via the cypherpunks. Amara
>
> Amara,
> You wrote that reporting that one part of the Patriot Act II would
> outlaw using encryption in the commission of a felony.
> That is exactly the sort of thing I expect to see struck down in
> act
> of becoming law or will be struck down in the courts if it is ever used as
> the basis of a criminal charge.
> There is a rough parallel. Is it a felony for a person planning a
> crime to use a scrambler when talking on the phone? I suspect not. Is
> there
> a law against criminals taking steps to conceal their conversations from
> police authorites?
> But don't let me disuade you from protesting against the draft
> becoming law. Someone has to do so.
> Ron h.
[Noah Horton]
There is slight precedent, though in a different context. I believe that in
the US, it is a felony to commit a crime while wearing body armor. This may
be enough to be considered applicable precedent though.
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