-Caveat Lector- Declan- I originally saw this on soc.youth.support.gay-lesbian-bi and thought you might be interested. The incident that provoked the e-mail is detailed at http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Florida/antigay.html and continued at http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Florida/legislator.html -Morris http://www.bloomington.in.us/~yamahaha/ http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Florida/questioned.html Associated Press, April 17, 2001 Secret Service questions woman about e-mail sent to lawmakers PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A woman upset at a state lawmaker for criticizing four gay activists was questioned by two U.S. Secret Service agents after she sent the legislator, Gov. Jeb Bush and President Bush a scathing e-mail about the comments. Margaret Richards, a 58-year-old seamstress, said she sent Rep. Allen Trovillion an e-mail saying a firing squad would be lenient punishment for making the comments and blaming him for helping "appoint a dictator to the White House." Richards said she sent carbon copies of the message to the governor and President. The two agents then went to her house Saturday and asked her if she belonged to a terrorist group, owned any weapons or had ever been committed to a mental institution, she said. "I was floored," Richards said. "When they showed up at the door, the first thing I thought was, 'This must be a joke."' Richards also said the agents searched her house, photographed her and convinced her to sign a waiver that lets them check her medical records. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om