Re: [lists] Re: [freenet-chat] New Law may make Freenet illegal

2003-03-29 Thread Travis Bemann
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:16:37PM +1200, David McNab wrote: > I'm no expert on US constitution and law. > > But on thinking about this, it looks like a case of the legislature > vesting a huge amount of power into the executive and judiciary. > > Because if the legislation is overly broad and am

Re: [lists] Re: [freenet-chat] New Law may make Freenet illegal

2003-03-29 Thread Seth Johnson
Reed Hedges wrote: > > If only that pesky SC would get out of the way or if it were filled > with shills for the executive administration! Perfect! I am still gobsmacked that Scalia actually put a "dissent to the dissent" statement on their decision that essentially put Georgie Boy in offic

Re: [lists] Re: [freenet-chat] New Law may make Freenet illegal

2003-03-29 Thread Reed Hedges
Because if the legislation is overly broad and ambiguous, the whole thing will turn into a merry dance of ISPs and govt departments taking action against individuals, leaving it to judges to determine whether the interpretation in question is fair or not. I can imagine thousands of test cases exam

Re: [lists] Re: [freenet-chat] New Law may make Freenet illegal

2003-03-28 Thread David McNab
I'm no expert on US constitution and law. But on thinking about this, it looks like a case of the legislature vesting a huge amount of power into the executive and judiciary. Because if the legislation is overly broad and ambiguous, the whole thing will turn into a merry dance of ISPs and govt de