Re: Canada issues levy on non-removable memory (for MP3 players)

2004-01-11 Thread Tim May
On Jan 11, 2004, at 8:24 AM, Adam wrote: I know this story is quite a bit old, but I really have to wonder how legal this levy is. http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/news/c20032004nr-e.html The Board also sets for the first time a levy on non-removable memory permanently embedded in digital audio recorders

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread Nostradumbass
At 03:20 PM 1/11/2004, Jamie Lawrence wrote: A client/friend recently spent 9 hours in jail for failure to carry a wallet. He was doing something mildly suspicious, but not illegal. NYC has a very entrenched industry dealing with processing people the cops pick up. This has only gotten worse since

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread J.A. Terranson
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Steve Furlong wrote: I've occasionally handed out pamphlets on jury nullification outside the local county courthouse. Never been arrested for it, but I've caught a raft of shit from cops. Have you done this since 9/11? I know that in my [red]neck of the woods, I would

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread Steve Furlong
On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 14:18, Steve Schear wrote: Did you carry and present ID? No. Once it was requested (strongly requested, just short of a demand with threats), but when I demanded his justification he backed down. In NY, at least at the time, citizens were not required to carry or present

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread Steve Schear
At 06:53 PM 1/10/2004, Steve Furlong wrote: On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 19:02, J.A. Terranson wrote: What good is a Jury when the judge can pick and choose which arguments and evidence you can provide in support of your case? I've occasionally handed out pamphlets on jury nullification outside the

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread Tim May
On Jan 11, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Steve Schear wrote: At 06:53 PM 1/10/2004, Steve Furlong wrote: On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 19:02, J.A. Terranson wrote: What good is a Jury when the judge can pick and choose which arguments and evidence you can provide in support of your case? I've occasionally

Re: Canada issues levy on non-removable memory (for MP3 players)

2004-01-11 Thread Riad S. Wahby
Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would something like this go over in the US? I wonder ... We allow congress to tell us that we can't have VCRs that don't respect Macrovision. I'm sure the sheeple would have no problem paying reparations for imaginary theft of imaginary property. -- Riad Wahby

Re: US Finally Kills The 2nd Ammendment

2004-01-11 Thread bgt
On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 13:57, Tim May wrote: I don't know if he did, but of course there is no requirement in the U.S. that citizen-units either carry or present ID. Unless they are driving a car or operating a few selected classes of heavy machinery. Many states do have laws allowing the