In message . com, at
09:07:51 on Fri, 30 Mar 2007, remarked:
9999% of whom have never had to sign the OSA Act and are thus
free to speak.

I haven't signed the Theft Act - does that mean I am free to steal from
you?
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message . com, at
09:07:51 on Fri, 30 Mar 2007, remarked:
9999% of whom have never had to sign the OSA Act and are thus
free to speak.

I haven't signed the Theft Act - does that mean I am free to steal from
you?

I think you'll find that it was Betty Windsor who signed the Theft Bill
therefore making it into the Theft Act. Ditto the OSA. Mere mortals sign
a piece of paper stating that they have read & understood certain of the
provisions of the OSA.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont

In message , at 19:35:44 on
Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Bruce Fletcher
remarked:
9999% of whom have never had to sign the OSA Act and are thus
free to speak.
I haven't signed the Theft Act - does that mean I am free to steal
from you?

I think you'll find that it was Betty Windsor who signed the Theft Bill
therefore making it into the Theft Act. Ditto the OSA. Mere mortals
sign a piece of paper stating that they have read & understood certain
of the provisions of the OSA.

But the point is that signing that paper has no effect on whether
subsequent actions are legal or not (in particular, not signing it does
not excuse one from the law).
--
Roland Perry