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From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) Subject: [comp.org.eff.talk] The updated U.S. Bill of Rights (from EFFector) Message-ID: <1992Dec23.062546.1142@nntp.hut.fi> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 06:25:46 GMT Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Lines: 106

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

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

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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