Janada Oakley wrote in a message to All:
 JO> Please tell me this is a joke! I thought it was...at 
 JO> first...Now I wish I'd saved the file, at least for the bill 
 JO> number.
I certainly hope so!  It sure reads like a parody that someone would have 
written,  at least.
Have you checked into this at all?  This is the first I've heard of this 
nonsense.
 JO> Has anyone else heard about Owlgore's latest masterpiece? It 
 JO> would appear he's pushed the "highway" in Information Highway 
 JO> so much that there is a bill in the Senate to make it illegal 
 JO> to use alcohol while on public networks? They even added a cute 
 JO> provision so that bbs's would be included in this. The FBI 
 JO> would be able to wire-tap your line to catch you, and evidently 
 JO> possession of a beer and a modem would technically be all the 
 JO> probable cause needed.
What are they gonna do,  have a camera in there,  like in 1984?
 JO> So it would appear that you or I could be posting in the Rush 
 JO> echo (I suppose the real "crime" would be when we were actually 
 JO> online uploading in that case) and the FBI would break in to 
 JO> give us a MWI! (Modeming While Intoxicated?)
 JO> Then there is the part that would make it a felony to talk 
 JO> about sex...I don't know how explicit it would have to be, but 
 JO> I'd imagine Clinton's sex life would be plenty explicit enough. 
 JO> Ack!
 JO> By that token, unless we all stop talking about Clinton right 
 JO> now, I think WE could all be future felony offenders according 
 JO> to the bill!
Well,  hey,  it's just one more for the list of stuff that's now a felony...
Why not,  since it then makes it illegal for us to own our guns,  right?
 JO> Unless it's just a huge joke, this bill is supposed to pass the 
 JO> Senate within a month. Either way...considering just the 
 JO> idea--I really do think Owlgore could be more dangerous than 
 JO> Clinton ! 
 JO> ... CONGRESS VIRUS: Attaches itself to your cache. Cache
 JO> deleted. 
(Swipe!)
Though that maybe oughta be "government virus",  since the other levels are 
not immune from this either...
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