On Saturday, September 15, 2001, at 12:17 AM, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 05:26:52PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Or does innocence depend upon the depth of one's pockets?
>
> Looks like you already know the answer to *that* question...
>
> -Declan
> (who may be becoming overly pessimistic)
>
It's nearly impossible to be overly pessimistic...
-- Bush asks for $20 billion, Congress doubles it to $40 billion
(to be handed out in many cases to defense contractor buddies)
-- Bush asks for restrictions on some civil liberties, Congress proposes
to repeal the Bill of Rights
The freight train is now an express train. Even online cyber-activists
are calling for suspending big chunks of the Constitution.
It is everything Franklin, Jefferson, and the Founders warned us about.
The United States does not _deserve_ saving.
Fuck them all.
--Tim May
