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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>... at the risk of getting myself in
trouble...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We in the US suffer from the delusion =
that we live
in a free country. We no longer have freedom of speech, among =
other
freedoms and Constitutional protections. Trust me that this list =
IS
monitored by the US government. Your private email also gets
monitored. The government is tapped into every Internet hub and
they care very much what you think. (If only they cared as =
much about
the letters I send to my senators and reps!) They're taking notes, =
and
they might just show up at your door one day to interrogate
you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do I know?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It happened to a 3-D acquaintance of
mine. When she made an off-color joke about the =
president, she
was ordered to submit to an interrogation by the US Secret
Service.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The stories you hear about college kids =
being
interrogated because of anti-Bush posters hanging in their dorm =
rooms?
They're actually true. It's NOT urban legend.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be very careful what you say, either on =
list or in
private email. And brace yourself, because with the Homeland =
Security Act
it will get much, much worse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Those of you who live in more civilized =
parts of
the world like Canada, Australia, and most parts of Europe can ignore =
this
post. (... if I were only so lucky... =
<sigh>)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paranoically yours,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>