New Day!

I just got moved into my fine new quarters over near Hollywood in Los Angeles. The internet is connected (if a little shaky) and the world political scene is as hot as ever.

I'm hoping everyone has already heard about the events taking place in Colorado surrounding the refusal of one Deborah Davis to show identification. Simply put, a U.S. citizen, under no suspicious of doing wrong, riding public transport that required no ID to board, was arrested for refusing to show ID at a cursory check.

To quote Davis, "It's wrong," she said Monday. "It's not even security. It's just a lesson in compliance - the big guys pushing the little guys around."

Some of you may not be aware that, prior to 9/11, you had every right in the world to refuse to show ID to any law enforcement officer, provided you weren't under investigation or suspicion. Of course, post Patriot Act and with a little help from a police state USSC, this has changed. The Feds now have the legal right, if they wish, to pursue legal action against this woman, despite the fact that she's right, their demand to see ID in conventional situations like this amounts to quite literally nothing at all except a 'respect the state' attitude.

Now, I want to then draw your attention to this little article.

I'd like to think I've spelled it all out for you. Cops aren't perfect. In fact, more than a few recent studies have suggested that these days the US has, by and large, the very LAST people we'd want upholding a 'free state'. What we have these days are bullies and nimrods, and any move to encourage blind obsequiance to them stretches beyond the boarders of fascism right into the realm of insanity.