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>Perhaps this will be of interest to some of you...
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>Zhora
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>Forwarded message:
>Subj: internet
>Date: 96-02-24 22:01:25 EST
>From: Espen414
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>Subject: Please read this!!!
>
>To whoever may read this,
>
>This is not a typical chain letter, in that by passing it on to as
>many people as you can, you are taking part in what may yet become
>the world's biggest practical joke. The U.S. Government has recently
>passed an act which enforces censorship on the internet. A group of
>internet users has now come together to kick back at this
>oppression, and have a bit of fun at the same time. The aim of this
>exercise is to re-establish the United States as "The land of the
>Free", not a fascist state where freedom of speech and thought are
>curtailed. Communist Russia fell as a result of such limits being
>placed upon the minds of the general populus. On receiving this
>letter, please pass it on to as many friends or E-mail lists as you
>can. We predict that if everybody copies the letter to 5 other
>addresses, by February 29th 1996, this letter should have reached in
>excess of 2 million people. That's when the fun begins........ On
>February 29th, please send the message:
>
>
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>Dear Mr. President,
>Do you remember this:
>
>And afterwards enclose the pre-typed copy of the Bill of rights. By
>sending the letter on the date above, you will contribute to either
>one huge petition for freedom, or else lead to a crash of the
>whitehouse server.Send all letters to:
>President(at)Whitehouse.gov
>
>Remember that solidarity is the key to success
>
>
>
> THE BILL OF RIGHTS
>
>
> Amendment I
>
> Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
> religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
> the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
> peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
> redress of grievances.
>
> Amendment II
>
> A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a
> free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall
> not be infringed.
>
> Amendment III
>
> No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,
> without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a
> manner to be prescribed by law.
>
> Amendment IV
>
> The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
> papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,
> shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon
> probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
> describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to
> be seized.
>
> Amendment V
>
> No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
> infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand
> jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in
> the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public
> danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be
> twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in
> any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived
> of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor
> shall private property be taken for public use, without just
> compensation.
>
> Amendment VI
>
> In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right
> to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state
> and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which
> district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
> informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be
> confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory
> process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
> assistance of counsel for his defense.
>
> Amendment VII
>
> In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
> exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be
> preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise
> reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to
> the rules of the common law.
>
> Amendment VIII
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> Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
> imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
>
> Amendment IX
>
> The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
> be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
>
> Amendment X
>
> The powers not delegated to the United States by the
> Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to
> the states respectively, or to the people.
>
>
>
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