:: Running from the Thought Police ::

:: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 ::

If Only The PRC Would Do Something This Useful

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' talk at Georgetown University was the scene of one of the more effective instances of public protest that I've seen recently. As CNN.com has it:

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had trouble tapping into a group of hooded protesters at Georgetown Law School in Washington on Tuesday.

The university was one of the stops on Gonzales' circuit as he attempts to diffuse criticism of the National Security Agency's domestic spying program.

But as the attorney general tried to convey that the extraordinary circumstances of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks justified the program, the protesters turned to one of America's founding fathers for their rebuttal.

"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither" -- the words of Benjamin Franklin -- had been scrawled in capital letters on a sign that required four protesters to hold it up.

This is great. Not only did the protest make a salient point, but it's getting covered by the national news: a very nice picture of the protest is currently the main photo on the CNN.com webpage. Our local activist group, the PRC, should aspire to be so effective.

:: The Squire 5:08 PM :: email this post :: ::
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