On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:31 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > Bush did announce today an end to the warrant-less communications surveillance > programs. But wasn't the court decision in California (?) concerning the overturning of liability issues for ISPs, blogs, and websites to not be held accountable for the content of links or individuals who contribute opinions and content a major strike in favor of the net and free-speech? Certainly the tide has cerainly turned towards more free-speech rights which is a prelude to the assertions that Free Speech is also free from warrentless snooping? He had to know he was next in line, right dead in the cross hair. The tide is turning. W ain't dumb. He's just classically aggressive, ie: no relationships value, 100% personal goals value = no compromises. The Element of Criminal Thinking for today is: "My Way or the Highway". Classic aggressive behavioral pathology. I've engaged in that bit myself. I try to become better though. > Yes, well, people act that way for all sorts of reasons Assertiveness Training is everyone's friend. The rub is that if you have the training and the other guy doesn't, it's "Cats N Dogs" all over again if your point means enough to you. <cackles> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
