If it weren’t happening right here, I’d think the headlines in my newspaper were about some other country — Russia or China or Syria; countries that deny their citizens the most basic of rights, that oppress their citizens. When I see the shit John Ashcroft is doing I hear the Talking Heads in my head: “This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!” The Patriot Act is 1984 coming true 20 years late.

The story I linked to above says, “…Ashcroft, who has launched a monthlong public relations campaign to promote the Patriot Act, suggested there was strong public support for the new search powers.” Yo, John, this is me expressing strong opposition to the new search powers.

I have to get me one of these T-shirts.