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 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
 JO> bill number. 
 JO> Has anyone else heard about Owlgore's latest masterpiece?
The would-be Buddha of the North Woods?
 JO> It would appear he's pushed the "highway" in Information
 JO> Highway so much that there is a bill in the Senate to make
 JO> it illegal to use alcohol while on public networks?
ROTFLMAO! Gotta be a parody - it's a clear 1st Amendment
violation.
 JO> They even added a cute provision so that bbs's would be
 JO> included in this. The FBI would be able to wire-tap your
 JO> line to catch you, and evidently possession of a beer and a
 JO> modem would technically be all the probable cause needed. 
Legally indefensible - even if such a law were
constitutional - it ain't - they'd still have to show you
were under the influence: blood alcohol or breathalyzer.
 JO> So it would appear that you or I could be posting in the
 JO> Rush echo (I suppose the real "crime" would be when we were
 JO> actually online uploading in that case) and the FBI would
 JO> break in to give us a MWI!  (Modeming While Intoxicated?)
What about posting in the nude? 
 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,
 JO> but I'd imagine Clinton's sex life would be plenty explicit
 JO> enough. Ack! 
Clearly a 1st Amendment violation.
 JO> By that token, unless we all stop talking about Clinton
 JO> right now, I think WE could all be future felony offenders
 JO> according to the bill! 
I'm sure the Dufus would love that - but it ain't gonna
happen.
 JO> Unless it's just a huge joke, this bill is supposed to pass
 JO> the Senate within a month. Either way...considering just
 JO> the idea--I really do think Owlgore could be more dangerous
 JO> than Clinton ! 
Odds are, it's just a satire. 
... And on the 8th day God said, Ok, Murphy, you're in charge...
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