From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Subject: [comp.org.eff.talk] The updated U.S. Bill of Rights (from EFFector)
Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 06:25:46 GMT

Quoted from the EFFector Online 4.03 (comp.org.eff.news&talk, Message-ID
<1992Dec22.212714.15339@eff.org>):

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EFFector Online 4.2           12/23/1992               editors@eff.org
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation     ISSN 1062-424

IN THIS ISSUE:
THE NEW, STREAMLINED BILL O' RIGHTS by John Perry Barlow
CRACKER BREAKS INTO ATHENA @ MIT: The Security Alert
EFF'S LEGISLATIVE WATCH by Shari Steele

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                        The New, Streamlined
                           BILL O' RIGHTS
        (As amended by the recent federal & state decisions)


Amendment 1

Congress shall encourage the practice of Judeo-Christian religion by 
its own public exercise thereof and shall make no laws abridging the 
freedom of responsible speech, unless such speech contains material 
which is copyrighted, sexually arousing, or deeply offensive to 
non-Europeans, non-males, differently-abled or alternatively 
preferenced persons; or the right of the people peaceably to 
assemble, unless such assembly is taking place on corporate or 
military property or within an electronic environment, or to make 
petitions to the Government for a redress of grievances, unless those 
grievances relate to national security.

Amendment 2

A well-regulated Militia having become irrelevant to the security of 
the State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms against one 
another shall nevertheless remain uninfringed.

Amendment 3

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, 
without the consent of the owner, unless that house is thought to 
have been used for the distribution of illegal substances.

Amendment 4

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, 
papers. and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, may 
be suspended to protect public welfare, and no Warrants need be 
issued, but upon the unsupported suspicion of law enforcement 
officials, any place or conveyance shall be subject to immediate 
search and such places or conveyances and any property within 
them may be permanently confiscated without further judicial proceeding.

Amendment 5

Any person may be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise 
infamous crime involving illicit substances, terrorism, or child pornography, 
or upon any suspicion whatever; and may be subject for the same 
offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, once by the 
State courts and again by the Federal Judiciary; and may be 
compelled by various means, including interrogation or the forced submission of 
breath samples, bodily fluids, or encryption keys, to be a witness 
against himself, refusal to do so constituting an admission of guilt; 
and may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without further 
legal delay;  and any property thereby forfeited shall be dedicated 
to the discretionary use of law enforcement agents.

Amendment 6

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a 
speedy and private plea bargaining session before pleading guilty.  
He is entitled to the Assistance of underpaid and incompetent 
Counsel to negotiate his sentence, except where such sentence falls under 
federal mandatory sentencing requirements.

Amendment 7

In Suits at common law, where the contesting parties have nearly 
unlimited resources to spend on legal fees, the right of trial by 
jury shall be preserved.

Amendment 8

Sufficient bail may be required to ensure that dangerous criminals 
will remain in custody, where cruel punishments are usually 
inflicted. 

Amendment 9

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be 
construed to deny or disparage others which may be asserted by the 
Government as required to preserve public order, family values, or 
national security.

Amendment 10

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, 
shall be reserved to the United States Departments of Justice and 
Treasury, except that the States shall have the right to ban 
abortions.

                                          Derived by J. P .Barlow
                                               New York, New York
                                                December 21, 1992

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