re organized lobbying for cryptography langford gems vcu edu writes in article apr husc harvard edu kubo zariski harvard edu tal kubo writes having mentioned the possible dangers of unwelcome political associations i would be remiss not to suggest something in the opposite direction gathering the support of the nra by emphasizing the rkba side of the issue as well as the first amendment side hmmm this gave me an interesting idea how about this argument second amendment gives us the right to keep and bear arms strong cryptography is arms according to the u s government that s why it s so hard to export therefore we have a constituitional right to strong cryptography q e d maybe the nra would be the best existing organization i think a new organization would be a much better idea as the nra carries as much undesireable baggage for me as the eff and cpsr do for others are any hot shot reputable organizers reading this message if an effective group comes into existence it can count on me signing up george mitchell george tessi com
