Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty
One matter that really should not go unreported on this page is last week’s Senate ratification of the Council of Europe’s Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Due to pressure on time I have only had the briefest look through the original Convention. It has no direct reference to “hate speech”. But under its common provisions it appears to provide a catch-all of “other criminal offences committed by means of a computer system” (Article 14 – Scope of procedural provisions, 2b).
Legal opinion, anyone?
Posted by Nick Tamiroff on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:20 | #
GW-This is a scary “camels nose in the tent"abberation,and no good will come from this ruling-just where the fuck are our “democratically elected representitives”?I don’t recall being asked about this,and I’m listed on every conservative/Republican polsters call list.Who initiated it,and just what is the content of legislation?Does anyone know?This crap of laws being passed without knowedge of “we,the people"must cease.Oh,as an aside,I have been informed,by the IRS,that if one moves,they MUST inform the IRS of their new domicile.HEIL ! 1984,here we come!