It's mostly the result of habit these days. Since the evil of Fedgov is so
pervasive these days, it's easy to forget it's many Stategov minions.
I stand corrected on that in this particular case.
On Thursday 06 September 2001 09:58 pm, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> I'm confused about "Fedgov" refer
On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> Mere possession (not creation) of visual depictions of child
> pornography has been a federal felony for at least a decade.
> Someone who's a "collector" who did not publish the material would
> be a felon.
We are not talking about "visual depiction
Declan writes:
> What's new here? *Possession* of child porn has been illegal for at
> least a decade. Obscenity prosecutions for writing what people find
> objectionable have a long history: Joyce, Miller, etc.
The legal basis for criminalizing non-obscene erotic depictions of minors
is Ferber,
