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Conceptually you can't because you can put as a citizen any requirement to make a canary that the law cant compel you to do. For example, you can pay to publish
by conanbatt 7y ago
Conceptually you can't because you can put as a citizen any requirement to make a canary that the law cant compel you to do. For example, you can pay to publish the canary: the state can't compel you to spend money on it. Or you can make a small petty crime with it (say, an IP Violation).
In places where there are limits to what the government can do to an with you, its possible to resist.
- soulofmischief 7y agoWhy are you arguing about what is conceptually possible? The reality is such that people can absolutely be compelled to lie in public, especially for "national security" means. It happens all the time. Failing to update could signal something, but continuing to update means nothing. "Resistance" and other such concepts don't hold up to scrutiny against shareholders and 40 year sentences.
- conanbatt 7y agoBecause thinking otherwise is saying that nothing really matters, the government can do anything at any time and you are toast no matter what.
- otterley 7y agoWelcome to the real world, kid. Population: all of us damned souls.
- traderjane 7y agoThe truth is in the middle for all nations on this earth. Adopting reality as a context is not nihilism.
- soulofmischief 7y agoWell... that might be true. In the words of George Orwell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3T5tEs7yI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3T5tEs7yI
- Retric 7y ago“Compelled Speech“ has been tested in the Supreme Court. EX: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v._Barnette https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Board_of... The US government can’t legally compel you to lie, but may restrict what you can say.
- otterley 7y agoThe constitutionality of whether the US Government can force someone to update a warrant canary has never been tested. Until it is, it’s foolish to declare with certainty whether it is or is not legal. We can only speculate at best. We know that the legal bar for forcing someone to speak or not speak is high (compelling state interest), but national security has usually been held to pass such a bar.