From: Jeff Weston (Sir Toby) (jjweston_at_kenny.sir-toby.com)
Date: Tue Sep 30 2003 - 23:52:07 PDT
On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, Karl Low wrote: > The United States Congress can find a higher authority than Verisign, that > being the Constitution and Legislation of the United States. With this, > they could conceivably create or pass legislation removing Verisign from > power. No doubt such legislation would initially be complex, obtuse, and > poorly worded. This same power also allows them to declare war on orbital > lasers and the like. Handy that. > > Fortunately for the US Congress, they have many staff members and legal > experts that keep things tidy. > > That's the benefit of absolute power after all.. > ..you can have someone around to keep everything neat. > > Subsequent rules not only must prove me wrong by finding a higher power, > they must also show how it's neat. Validity: Proves Arnt Gulbrandsen from 216:01, Richard S. Holmes from 216:03, Arnt Gulbrandsen from 216:04, Nathan Russell from 216:06, and Arnt Gulbrandsen from 206:07 all wrong by providing a higher power. The specified power is higher than that of the previous valid Rule, has not been named before, and is a power yet higher than Verisign: the Constitution and Legislation of the United States. Rule is VALID. Style: Another strong Rule building upon the rising theme. Adds in a good new restriction that incorporates another portion of the theme. +2.00 -- Jeff Weston (Sir Toby)
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