"Remember the Alamo" may soon be replaced by "Your papers, please."
In the name of safety and national security, the Texas Senate has passed a bill that could have serious ramifications. The bill, SB 1175, amends Section 38.02(a) of the Texas Penal Code so that any person "lawfully detained" (a term which isn't clearly defined) by a "peace officer" (another ambiguous term) must provide his or her name, address, or date of birth on demand.
Naturally, citizens have been assured that there must be a good reason for an agent of the state to request such information, but we all know who gets to decide what constitutes a "good reason." That's right. The guy or gal with the badge, gun, nightstick, pepper spray, and Tazer.
More on this here, here, and here.
In the name of safety and national security, the Texas Senate has passed a bill that could have serious ramifications. The bill, SB 1175, amends Section 38.02(a) of the Texas Penal Code so that any person "lawfully detained" (a term which isn't clearly defined) by a "peace officer" (another ambiguous term) must provide his or her name, address, or date of birth on demand.
Naturally, citizens have been assured that there must be a good reason for an agent of the state to request such information, but we all know who gets to decide what constitutes a "good reason." That's right. The guy or gal with the badge, gun, nightstick, pepper spray, and Tazer.
More on this here, here, and here.
Labels: Police State
1 Comments:
And the drones answer to this further erosion of liberty will be, as always:
If you have nothing to hide, why not?
Aaaargh! I have had to hear that reply in church.
Wayne B
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