Re: [OT] The record industry, RIAA and US law
On Thu, 10 May 2007 09:38:27 +0200
Joe Hart <j.hart@orange.nl> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Celejar wrote:
[snip]
> > But it isn't just the future; when has modern Europe been less
> > regulation happy than the US?
>
> Well, were I live we have more freedom than those in the US. At least
> in some ways. Granted, the EU wants The Netherlands to drop some of the
Well I've asked you before - facts! Produce a comparison of freedom in
the Netherlands vs. the US
> freedoms that we enjoy, and in time perhaps the Dutch government will
> succumb to the pressure, but for now, they are steadfast.
> > What sort of (practical and realistic) changes would you recommend?
>
> I would say, restore more powers to the states and decentralize the
> government. Over the past 100 years, the Federal government has taken
> too much control. Now, if one doesn't like the laws in one state, they
> will find that moving to another state will not change a lot. Now one
> must leave the country. Although some states have different laws than
> others, by and large, (mainly due to Federal pressure) they all are the
> same. Some people think this is good. I do not.
We agree here; I believe in Federalism and states rights.
> Joe
Celejar
--
mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email
ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator
Reply to: