where's the ACLU when they can be useful? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > While you may successfully argue that cell phones are not one of the > powers granted by the constitution to the federal government, that means > nothing to them. The federal government ignores the constitution whenever > they feel like it. > > On 02/16/2013 02:04 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Are cellular phones one of the numerated power of the Federal > Government? > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, ChasM Marshall > * wrote: > > > From: ChasM Marshall > Subject: RE: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone > To: "plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" > > Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 1:42 PM > > What am I doing? > Well, I've NEVER bought a cell phone. Carriers don't appear to be > regulated. > I've waited half my life just to see "Do Not Call" enforced at a Federal > level. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:02:51 -0700 > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > From: l.tuttle@cox.net > Subject: OT: Re: Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone > > Yes, I agree. The question is, "What are you doing about it?" An inch at > a time..... > > At 11:00 AM 1/26/2013, Derek Trotter wrote: > > I can't argue Keith. This is no longer a free country. It's not even a > republic. It's a bureaucracy. People who are unelected and unaccountable > to the people are now making the laws and changing them anytime they feel > like it. > > On 01/26/2013 08:28 AM, keith smith wrote: > > > I know some of you do not agree with my limited government position, > however this is what a run away government does. We pay for our phones > with those two year contracts. Our rates would be lower if they did not > "subsidize" our phones. These phones are our property. > > Hold onto your seat. This is just an example of how a run away government > is going to treat it's people. > > This is not freedom, this is bondage. > > Th article says in part: > > The worst-case scenario for an individual or civil offense could be as > much as a $2,500 fine. As for those planning to profit off of the act or a > criminal offense -- such as a cellphone reseller -- the fine could be as > high as $500,000 and include prison time. > > > http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellphone/story?id=18319518 > > > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and > if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." > > Patrick > Moore > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing > list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to > change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." > > Patrick Moore > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >