What it means to be an American

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No

Well, look it up. Under "Clinton administration", if that helps.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That only keeps the general public at bay and attracts the government decoders.

Which is why good old Phil Zimmerman advocated everybody doing it all the time.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

There are many ways to hide messages in plain text or language.

And even more in digital data. HF radio used to have significance in international intelligence; it doesn't anymore. For one thing, it requires somebody who knows what they're doing on both ends to use it.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yeah sure, and if they lift my carry permit I can't take a gun to somebodies house and shoot them. C'mon, get real here.

Get real indeed. Do you advocate gun confiscation too?

I'm more worried about liberals trying to take stuff away from me ("..as representatives of The Common Good", as Hilary said); they spend all their time talking about it. Take a look at that Google sketch-up thread...the very first words out of tw's mouth when he found out I was a ham was about whether my neighbors would prevent me from erecting antennas.

Collectivists...*sigh*

I don't think Bush wants my radios. He seems to understand they're more valuable to him (and everybody else) in my hands.