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On Mar 4, 2010, at 5:35 PM, -ray <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I always goofed off in civics and history class, so I had to goto  
> WIkipedia.
>
> Enumerated powers, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US  
> Constitution
> states Congress has the power:
>
> To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several  
> states,
> and with the Indian tribes;
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Enumerated_powers
>
> How does deciding who a company can trade with *NOT* fall under  
> regulating
> commerce with foreign nations?
>
> ray
>
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Ryan McCain wrote:
>
>> The Constitution enumerates all the powers of the government.   
>> Deciding who a company can trade with isn't one of them.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]  
>> On Behalf Of -ray
>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:30 PM
>> To: '[email protected]'
>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights
>>
>>
>> I don't think it is unlawful or unconstitutional for the government  
>> to forbid an American company, say Northrop Grumman, from doing any  
>> business with a foreign company, say Iran.  For obvious reasons.
>>
>> You can do business with China though.  Then they'll do business  
>> with Iran.
>>
>> Oh wait.  When you say overlords, did you mean our Chinese  
>> overlords? :)
>>
>> ray
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Ryan McCain wrote:
>>
>>> The majority of what our overlords do is unlawful.  Positive law  
>>> isn't legit if it violates the Constitution.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ryan McCain
>>> Northrop Grumman Corporation
>>> Email: [email protected]
>>> Phone: 225.505.3832
>>>
>>> Registered Linux User #364609
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]  
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Dustin Puryear
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:28 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights
>>>
>>> Do you mean they have no moral or legal authority? They certainly  
>>> have the legal authority (e.g., Cuba, munitions).
>>>
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>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]  
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Ryan McCain
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 2:19 PM
>>> To: '[email protected]'
>>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights
>>>
>>> Our government has 0 authority to tell private companies who their  
>>> customers can and cannot be.
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:48:31 -0600
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: [brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights Now, this may
>>> be a good idea:
>>>
>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/190579/senator_to_introduce_internet_hu
>>> man_rights_bill.html
>>>
>>> The basic idea: The law "would impose criminal or civil penalties  
>>> on U.S. Internet companies that bow to pressure of foreign  
>>> governments and violate human rights."
>>>
>>> Still, this creates a cache-22. This would essentially bar US  
>>> companies from competing in markets like China, which are huge. So  
>>> would this put our companies at a long-term disadvantage?
>>>
>>> Perhaps this law makes more sense if it applies to *ANY* company  
>>> that operates in the US.
>>>
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