Michael Blim slinks by the jodhpur-clad transit cops doing a bag search at Stony Brook, but that gets him to pondering the police's newfound ability to conduct searches without warrants, at least on MBTA property:
Civil Liberties
WE NOW KNOW THE CIVIL LIBERTIES HEARING WILL BE IN GARDNER AUDITORUM
AND WE NEED TO FILL IT -- PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE BILL
OF RIGHTS -- the REAL PATRIOT Act!
See:
Support the Bill of Rights -- the REAL PATRIOT Act
Wednesday, June 22 at The State House in Boston
10 AM: Hearing on HB 1881 -- the Resolution Affirming the Civil Rights and Liberties of the People of Massachusetts
12 noon: Rally in Boston Common near the steps of The State House
The Civil Liberties Task Force (CLTF) at ACLU of Massachusetts has been trying to have the Boston City Council pass a resolution affirming our civil liberties in an attempt to counter their erosion due to certain aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act.
The US Congress is once again talking about the constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the US flag. The House joint resolution (H.J. Res. 10, 108 sponsors) was introduced on March 2, and the Senate (S.J. Res. 12, 51 sponsors) on April 14.