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These are the remaining open questions.

Thanks for the quick work on the majority of these. As of 5am, here's what's left:

I need to find other examples of architecture as a regulator. Look in Neil Katyal’s Yale piece about crime and architecture, and point to a couple useful examples. Also did you see anything else in your work?

From Katyal, p. 1050: Natural surveillance, i.e. areas which are very visible/have easier sight lines/have people around more often are less conducive to crime (similar to the idea of the Panopticon).

More?

In the testimony around COPA, there was a catholic teachers organization that opposed COPA because it wanted its students to learn to do the right thing

John: You could be referring to the United States Catholic Conference. See http://www.cdt.org/testimony/990304statement.shtml.

Here's what the EFF has in this connection:

Istook/McCain fails to prepare children to act as responsible Internet citizens.

Local school boards traditionally have broad discretion in the management of school affairs,[ 27 ] although that discretion is not unfettered. The United States Supreme Court has "acknowledged that public schools are vitally important Œin the preparation of individuals for participations as citizens,¹ and as vehicles for Œinculcating fundamental values necessary to the maintenance of a democratic political system.¹"[ 28 ]

Blocking teaches nothing. It merely removes certain sites from access, without explaining why those sites are inaccessible. Responsibility implies choice, something entirely lacking when blocking is in place.

Because most of these students will eventually have unfiltered Internet access, perhaps in their own homes, it is far better to teach them how to use the Internet in a responsible manner. In a letter to Senator McCain opposing S. 97, the Catholic Conference described one of their most effective tools which both Senator McCain¹s bill and this amendment disallow:[ 29 ] Ethical Internet Use Policies. "These policies outline the ethical responsibilities of each party involved in Internet use. Under a typical Ethical Internet Use Policy, students are granted ŒInternet Licenses¹ after signing contracts or taking courses in ethical and responsible behavior. If a student violates the terms of the license by viewing inappropriate material, that student is denied the privileges of Internet access." While these tools are effective, this amendment disallows their use as an alternative to blocking.

See http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Internet_censorship_bills/2000/20001002_aclu_hr4577_analysis.html

I will also be emailing you the testimony of Jerry Berman of the CDT.

IS there an estimate about how much time members of congress spend raising money?

Bret: There are various estimates, but the most colorful is from former Senator Hollings, who has recently called for a Constitutional amendment to fix the problem:

Are there others estimating more. How about the house.

Avi: Apparently that one-third number is fairly accurate, according to 'The Impact of Public Finance Laws on Fundraising in State Legislative Elections' (Francia & Herrnson, American Politics Research, Sept 2003, copy here), which on page 531 quotes major party House candidates in contested elections as spending 34% of their time on fundraising. Another quote: "results demonstrate that candidates who accept full public funding spend considerably less time raising money than do other candidates, including those who accept partial public funding." Interestingly, Democrats apparently spend more time fundraising than Republicans, mostly because Republican donations often come in larger chunks.

What happened to Jake Baker? Look in the case which has his real name.

John: The federal charges against Baker were dropped; he was suspended from UMich; and attended a community college in Ohio thereafter. See http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/Baker_UMich_case/baker_charges_dismissed.article

Wikipedia has a summary here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Baker): One of the counts - communicating a threat by publishing the story about Erin Grandstaff on the Internet - was dropped against Baker [Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz]. Finally, on June 21, 1995, the case against Baker was dismissed by Judge Avern Cohn due to lack of evidence that Baker would actually act out his fantasies. The Government appealed this decision, and on January 29, 1997, the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the lower court. Jake Baker remains free to this day.

Also, here's a link to Judge Cohn's opinion: http://ic.net/~sberaha/baker.html