James D. Wilson wrote: > That is interesting, Bob, because the government does not pay to > operate the Internet, it is a loose association of private networks. > Private, NOT public. So your declaration *might* apply to networks > run by the government for public use, but you could not even apply it > to .mil or .gov, and certainly not .com which is privately owned, and > most likely 90+% of .org. And that is for the US. So your definition > of "public" in your bill of "rights" just doesn't apply here. And any > bill of "rights" in the US has nothing to do with Canada, where you > live. > > Why don't you go and get your representative government, IN CANADA, to > support your bill of "rights". Until you are a US citizen your > opinions on our government really don't matter much because it isn't > your government, it is ours. We pay for it. Some say it is the best > government money can buy :-) No, the government of Canadian is number one on the sold out count (US dollars only please!). In all seriousness, I am witnessing the slow creep of ideas such as those included in the Digital Bill of Rights into various governing representative's legislation. It is happening. Slowly. And if I can I will hasten this evolutionary process. It is one of my intetions to secure elected office in the future. Should I be successful - no easy task - I will certainly pursue the concenrs I have evidenced here and elsewhere. When we created the Digital Bill of Rights in 1995 there was a very cool, oceanic feeling to the process. Contributions came in from all over the world from both prominant and unknown citizens. An extremely exciting time. It will take further time for the message to extend itself to governments worldwide. But I am hopeful and confidant that *all* of our document will make it into general legal frameworks. Maybe even the Bill itself will be enshrined, hopefully on a global basis. Regardless the intent and spirit of the Digital Bill of Rights is something for all citizens of good conscience to work towards and strive to impliment. Bob Allisat Free Community Network _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fcn.net _ http://fcn.net/allisat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
