Re: But They Should Have Known!

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

Mark!

I didn't reed the post all that carefully, but my impression is they
couldn't predict your not "donating" $$ until they've received enuff to
build the apparatus, so I don't think your statement is valid.

bc, who wonders if prosecution of such requesters for fraud would
violate the first amendment.

Shapiro, Mark wrote:

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