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Oldtimer
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 Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: Question-- I Think Bush Will Extradite!!!!!! |
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Verrry Interesting- Very unconstitutional probably too- but that never stopped GW or this bunch in Congress before.....  
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, and the section's other sponsors slipped it into an unrelated, must-pass bill to fund the Department of Justice. The plan: to make it politically infeasible for politicians to oppose the measure.
The tactic worked. The bill cleared the House of Representatives by voice vote, and the Senate unanimously approved it Dec. 16.
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A new federal law states that when you annoy someone on the Internet, you must disclose your identity. Here's the relevant language.
"Whoever...utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet... without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person...who receives the communications...shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
More Info
http://news.cnet.com/Create-an-e-annoyance,-go-to-jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html?hhTest=1
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The law was changed to include the internet into a law that has been on the books for years pertaining to phone/wireless conversations.
Freedom of speech does not include anonymously harassing someone, and is not a Constitutional right.
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I was curious as to the how this type law has stood up historically- so did a little digging on the Montana Law- since I knew that had been challenged and partially thrown out....
The old Montana Privacy in Communication Act used to be worded like that- but got shot down in a court challenge..They then had to rewrite it and add more specifics..But it doesn't specify anonymity or not...
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| (a) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend, communicates with a person by electronic communication and uses obscene, lewd, or profane language, suggests a lewd or lascivious act, or threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to the person or property of the person. The use of obscene, lewd, or profane language or the making of a threat or lewd or lascivious suggestions is prima facie evidence of an intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend. |
It was also updated and the wording was changed from phone communications to electronic communications so it covers computers, e-mail, and the internet...
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