Fighting for Right Not to Show ID. Next month, the Supreme Court will consider whether people have the right to not show identification to the police. At stake, advocates say, is whether our society will have to 'show papers' in daily life. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News]
I am glad that the Supreme Court is willing to consider this issue. In a similar vein, another Federal court is reviewing airline ID case. Readers should also see the text of the interview with Dinh in Wired News. Mr. Dinh was the architect of the Patriot Act. He believes there is nothing wrong with the act and that anyone who takes issue with it are ignorant of the facts. He invites people to engage in democratic acts to challenge it if people feel strongly about it. Curious is it not? Recently in Des Moines, the Federal government issued subpoena to people who attended a peace rally and conference. They issued gag orders on the Drake University and its employees. Local and federal undercover and uniformed officers were assigned to these rallies. Mr. Dinh is right -- there are no violations! He says congress discussed the Patriot act for six weeks. Well, may be you ought to ask your representative if they can recall any part of that discussion. Of course, you should also ask presidential candidates kerry and Edward too.
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