RE: [Raven] Congressman Bob Barr thanks IETF for not doing the wi retap thang

On 3 Feb 00, at 16:57, Melinda.Shore@nokia.com wrote:

> > But he has been very good on privacy issues, as anyone who 
> > has followed his legislative and privacy record knows.
> 
> Unless Bob Barr doesn't approve of your sex life, in
> which case he believes that you do not have the right
> to engage in consensual acts with another adult in
> your own home.  He also thinks that giving his own
> religious beliefs the force of law is a dandy thing to
> do, which is also (arguably) a privacy issue.

So he clearly isn't "very good on privacy issues".

> Barr's trying to grab himself some visibility on 
> internet stuff and he's using the wiretap stuff to do 
> it, even though he really hasn't been able to formulate
> a coherent statement on the matter other than "wiretap
> bad, freedom good."

Make such a type head of NSA or CIA and "watch"...

I saw Mc Cain saying something like "whatever I tell you I 
will always tell you the truth"

You have lots of pretty pathetic and higly unrealistic 
politicians over there...

+++chefren

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