Re: oppose nomination of John Ashcroft

2001-01-19 Thread Jim Burnes
On Thursday 18 January 2001 23:00, Reese wrote: At 11:56 AM 1/18/01 -0600, Jim Burnes wrote: On Thursday 18 January 2001 10:15, Declan McCullagh wrote: Quite right. Ashcroft is objectionable, as is any candidate George W. would propose, but he is arguably less objectionable than Reno

Re: As Dot-Coms Go Bust in the U.S., Bermuda Hosts a Little Boomlet

2001-01-10 Thread Jim Burnes
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 05:29, Ken Brown wrote: ... The sun still doesn't set on the British Empire (not while we have Pitcairn!), London is still the heart of darkness, it is is still the place where the money is (most of the money in the world, by orders of magnitude, is in

Re: Bell Case Subpoena

2001-01-09 Thread Jim Burnes
On Monday 08 January 2001 16:09, John Young wrote: You are also commanded to bring with you the following document(s) or object(s): Please provide any and all documents, papers, letters, computer disks, photographs, notes, objects, information, or other items in your possession or

Re: A very brief politcal rant

2000-11-09 Thread Jim Burnes
On Wed, 08 Nov 2000, R. A. Hettinga wrote: At 10:36 AM -0500 on 11/8/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the citizens of Missouri chose to elect a deceased person as Senator, I think that's exactly what they should get. Would that we were all so fortunate. Imagine, a whole senate full of dead

Re: Meth bill resurfaces on Capitol Hill

2000-09-26 Thread Jim Burnes
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Declan McCullagh wrote: http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/09/22/0247244mode=thread Methamphetamine Bill Resurfaces on Capitol Hill posted by cicero on Saturday September 23, @04:43AM from the accelerating-speed-bill dept. Everyone thought the

Re: AOL and hate speech

2000-08-11 Thread Jim Burnes
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Thomas B. Roach wrote: AOL deciding what its users can write about makes about as much sense as the company that manufactures paper telling you what you can write on it, or Intel telling you what data your PC can compute. While I agree with Tom that AOL sucks rocks etc

Re: AOL and hate speech

2000-08-11 Thread Jim Burnes
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, T. Bankson Roach wrote: Am I missing something? A paper company sells paper. It, unlike "Assholes on Line" management, doesn't review what individual people write on it. Of course not. Like an ISP, the paper company sells you packets. The data you put on the purchased

RE: Hi

2000-06-28 Thread Jim Burnes
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Tim May wrote: Unfortunately, cops are exempt from the laws when they solicit for sex, offer child porn, sell drugs to people, plan break-ins, and even arrange bombings. "Entrapment," hell, they are often the _ringleaders_ in planning terrorist activities! No

Corrupt Waco Investigation

2000-04-18 Thread Jim Burnes
Anonymous wrote: Negatives from film shot at Waco are missing, U.S. says By WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and TERRY GANEY St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 18, 2000 - The Justice Department admits it can't not find the original negatives of an important roll of film taken on the last day of the

Re: Microsoft: A Day Of Satisfaction As CorporateBullyGetsComeuppance

2000-04-07 Thread Jim Burnes
"Colin A. Reed" wrote: As opposed to the US, which still hasn't ratified the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty that it negotiated and shoved down the throats of the rest of the world. And still hasn't paid it's back UN dues. And is currently planning to violate the ABM treaty. I