Just some friction in The Machine

Tuesday, August 17, 2004


It was an exciting day in my household. Not in any particular order, my excitement was marked by 1) the receipt of my order of 861.info mini CD's; 2) I sent out my notarized complaint for the We The People Foundation lawsuit, and 3) my stepson moved out of the house at age 20.


I'm not completely sure where they all rank, but I have a silly grin and am enjoying a nice glass of Merlot to celebrate at least one of them. :-)


Sunday, August 15, 2004


Eerily familiar to those dealing with another arm of the federal government (the IRS), comes this tidbit from the NY Times discussing the FBI's latest campaign of intimidation of law-abiding
citizens: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/16/politics/campaign/16fbi.html


The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been questioning political demonstrators across the country, and in rare cases even subpoenaing them, in an aggressive effort to forestall what officials say could be violent and disruptive protests at the Republican National Convention in New York.


Last year my hometown (Sacramento, CA) was the host to the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology and likewise used unconstitutional intimidation tactics to quell free speech......er, uh, I mean to "keep things peaceful". A friend of mine was arrested for carrying too wide of a protest sign handle.



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