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Another excuse to maintain the status quo
VoIP is fast becoming a viable alternative to landlines and the regular telcos can't stand to see their business encroached upon. So grease a few palms and get the feds to pull out the triple chestnuts of drugs, organized crime and terrorism. Unfortunately, those excuses are wearing thin.

Satellite telephony, pay-as-you-go phones that can be purchased at the grocery store checkouts, multiple cell phones, Palms and Blackberries, library PCs with anonymous e-mail accounts, and the old-fashioned pencil and paper are also possible implements of chaos. Shall we try to ban or regulate to death all those, as well? I can *just* see making us register with the FBI to buy pencils.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!
Posted by: AbsolutelyNot   Posted on: 06/16/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Federal government is a *potential* abuser.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Dark, unlit alleys are havens for terrorists, too  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/16/04
Yep, so are mirrors.  mdielmann | 06/16/04
War on terror a complete sham!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
Comedy gold!!!  Martin Marvinski | 06/16/04
You think it;s false merely because it sounds so extreme?  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
Step by step...  Martin Marvinski | 06/16/04
Cats and Bird cages........  middle of nowhere | 06/16/04
Send me one also.....  middle of nowhere | 06/16/04
Get your facts straight  jurasek@... | 06/16/04
Hey, no logic here, please!  Martin Marvinski | 06/16/04
I couldn't find the Boeing..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/16/04
That's because there wasn't one  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
Don't know much about the oil industry do you  voska | 06/16/04
Oil Industry.......  middle of nowhere | 06/16/04
What??  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
I believe it was 1988 not 1998  voska | 06/16/04
Want the facts?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
You want photos?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Wow  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
Again, evidence?  Martin Marvinski | 06/16/04
WHAT?!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/17/04
Re:  Martin Marvinski | 06/17/04
CMON REALLY  kashman | 10/01/04
Another excuse to maintain the status quo  AbsolutelyNot | 06/16/04
So long..  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
Prove it!!!  Martin Marvinski | 06/16/04
whats next?  +-Chris-+ | 06/16/04
nope they want wireless web based camera's  V Sanders | 06/18/04
feds will look for any reason to track us  V Sanders | 06/16/04
dow drug dealers they could probably monitor  V Sanders | 06/16/04
the bits would laugh  bthomasmo@... | 06/16/04

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