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  Encyclopedia: Civil libertarians
Civil libertarian refers to one who is actively concerned with the protection of individual liberty.
Generally one who considers themselves a civil libertarian is concerned with civil liberties and civil rights.
Civil libertarians might, for example, argue that the fundamental civil right to self determination means that pornography and drug use should be legal, but they might have no objection to taxation and civil ordinances.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Civil-libertarians   (143 words)

  
 Civil libertarian -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Civil libertarian -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Civil libertarians do not necessarily agree with fiscal (An ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech) libertarianism.
Both conservative and liberal ideologies have civil libertarian adherents.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ci/civil_libertarian.htm   (35 words)

  
 Digital rights management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some digital media content publishers claim DRM technologies are necessary to prevent revenue loss due to illegal duplication of their copyrighted works.
However, others, including civil libertarians, argue that transferring control of the use of media from consumers to a consolidated media industry will lead to loss of existing user rights and stifle innovation in software and cultural productions.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and similar cyber civil rights organizations, including http://boycott-riaa.com, also hold positions which are characterized as opposed to DRM.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Digital_Rights_Management   (4408 words)

  
 data encryption on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Data encryption is regarded by the U.S. government as a national-security issue because it can interfere with intelligence gathering—therefore, it is subject to export controls, which in turn make it difficult for U.S. companies to function competitively in the international marketplace.
This approach, however, has been unacceptable to civil libertarians and to the international community.
In 1994 the Clipper algorithm (called Skipjack) was specified in the Escrow Encryption Standard (EES), a voluntary federal standard for encryption of voice, facsimile (fax), and data communications over ordinary telephone lines.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/d1/dataencr.asp   (828 words)

  
 GOA Analysis of Bills Before the 106th Congress (Apr 1999)
A $10,000 civil penalty and possible license revocation (and, in repeat cases, imprisonment for up to two years) would be the penalties.
Although civil libertarians may raise concerns over this legislation-- and although pro-gunners will have to watch very carefully for the danger of anti-gun amendments further on in the legislative process-- the bill, as introduced, is free of the serious anti-gun provisions which plagued crime bills during earlier years.
S. 457 (Durbin): In the case of a handgun, this bill would require (1) that Instant Check information be forwarded to the chief law enforcement officer of the transferee's place of residence, and (2) that the transferee wait 72 hours, unless the chief law enforcement officer certifies that there is a life-threatening situation.
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 Fraud - Card Credit Fraud Punishment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Radical libertarian project to create a worldwide secessionist network.
Prime recent and proposed attacks on civil rights in the United...
Document shows a detailed list of those rights of UK citizens challenged and the consequences.
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 Bye Bye Miss American Pie! The tragic death & end of America, a once great nation!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This "Clash of Civilisations", as it has already been labeled, will eventually result in the final defeat of US forces, exacerbated by a worldwide Economic Crash that will render the Dollar worthless, US society in tatters and the rest of the World in Great Confusion!
According to Bible prophecy, in the midst of all this Great Confusion, the warring parties will have to come to the negotiating table, as the only other alternative is total nuclear annihilation of everyone.
In the wake of Sept. 11, even some of Washington’s fiercest critics proclaimed in sympathy, “We are all Americans.” But those sentiments began to fade after the inadvertent US bombing of civilians in Afghanistan.
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