On this note, it should probably be noted that there is a certain
minimum set of requirements that every citizen must obey when
questioned by a duly authorized officer of the peace.  I'm intending
to stop by my local ACLU chapter and get a copy of their latest
brochures; I encourage you to do the same.

-Kyle

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:30:44 -0700, Al Knoll <al_knoll@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Your freedoms will not be taken with the scream of aircraft.
> Your freedoms will not be taken with the clank of tanks.
> Your freedoms will not be taken with the rattle of machinegun fire.
> Your freedoms are taken with the quiet rustle of papers in a folder, in a
> file, in an office to which you have no access.
>
> Al Knoll, copyright 1982
>
> Give a bored, undereducated public servant an ounce of authority and a
> sidearm and he will use it to create mayhem and terror among those he feels
> are inferior to his position.
>
> I encourage you to listen to "American Skin" by Bruce Springsteen.
>
> California's finest now carry both a shortbarrelled shotgun and an AR-15 /
> M16 type assault weapon in their patrol cars along with whatever other
> 10-shot semi-automatic pistol is the issue of the day.  Ostensibly for
> protecting the populace.
>
> Retain your rights.  Arrest is part of the process.  Unless you are apprised
> of being suspect in a "justifiable cause" crime, "name rank and serial
> number" is sufficient under the law.  Be polite and courteous and quiet.
> Volunteer no information.  Do not assent to search of person or property
> without "justifiable cause".  Don't hold up a cellphone in a darkened
> doorway...41 shots.
>
> The "Patriot Act" is not about patriotism, it is about control.  Depriving
> the elderly of their nail clippers will not prevent an aircraft hijacking.
> The ministry of fear is what the Patriot Act and Terrorism Levels are about.
> It is clear from this end of the farm that Kristallnacht cannot be too far
> down our present road.
>
> NEVER drive a suspect hippy-van, wear long hair, speak in tongues, or seem
> suspicious when herding your 14yr old relic about.
>
> So how many among us have actually read the "Patriot Act"?  It is available
> as a matter of public record on many internet connected sites.
> .
>
> Question Authority, politely.  We have the best government and justice
> department money can buy.
>
> Or I could be making all this up...uh-oh gotta go let the cat out...nice to
> have both a clean cat and a clean toilet.
>
> Thanks for the pointer, David.
>