me: one sec, lemme think BushwickBK.com: soemthing drug-related obv BushwickBK.com: title? BushwickBK.com: excellent shit me: just a small network in place to deal with any incidents of illegal searches that are reported to us me: nothing big me: basically, yeah BushwickBK.com: so you wanna start like a legal aid society? BushwickBK.com: great me: in reference to the police search thing me: Smoke 'em if you've caught 'em BushwickBK.com: well you can read it anywhere me: first of all, there's plenty already me: we don't need any of that me: yeah BushwickBK.com: I said no BushwickBK.com: one of my writers Kevin Armento wrote to ask me if he could write some fucking white house health-care prop BushwickBK.com: I am interested in very local advocacy me: exactly BushwickBK.com: like directing white blood cells when there's a cut me: which has the potential to be like the crusading pubs of the late 19th century me: but our group should be centered around BushwickBK BushwickBK.com: but yeah BushwickBK.com: in name me: but that's a Dem group me: yeah BushwickBK.com: there is a specific one, in the new kings dems me: that we can draw upon when necessary to right wrongs on a variety of fronts BushwickBK.com: I agree me: basically, I think that, over time, it's worth trying to set up a more general political association of concerned hipsters me: I would imagine, on both counts BushwickBK.com: but mostly they suck BushwickBK.com: they do some good things me: right BushwickBK.com: I mean, like most communist groups, run by rich white liberals and funded by a bank me: this is basically a libertarian ad hoc thing BushwickBK.com: http://maketheroadny.org/ me: but yes, sans communism me: never heard of it BushwickBK.com: and focused on a single issue me: and just catering to Bushwick BushwickBK.com: like a make the road NY without the communism me: again, nothing big BushwickBK.com: gotcha me: provide legal advice and assistance to those who have been arrested based on illegal searches BushwickBK.com: and do what exactly me: right, and a point that unites libertarians, liberals, and a few reasonable conservatives BushwickBK.com: but the drug war, that's not negotiable, that'sa western civilization issue at this point me: I'm not opposed to it actively, but I'm not in favor of it necessarily me: right BushwickBK.com: and it would feel too editorial and we don't all agree on that BushwickBK.com: right me: Enlighten the Vote me: insomuch as that he's doing the Bush thing with faith-based groups and whatnot BushwickBK.com: which me: well, I'm going to be going after Obama by way of my PAC BushwickBK.com: but to say the same of obama? BushwickBK.com: it's no big deal to say you want to spit in bush's face when he does a speech me: I mean, a lot of my work is cross-posted at Daily Kos, for instance, even though I've never been a Democrat BushwickBK.com: they don't exist hardly BushwickBK.com: but they are nothing locally BushwickBK.com: I love shitting on conservatives me: I get lots of goodwill by virtue of my work against republicans BushwickBK.com: so it's not as bad as it could be BushwickBK.com: I happen to have some skeptical friends in town me: well BushwickBK.com: New York can be so oppressive if you don't suck dem dick BushwickBK.com: I can't believe you exist, here me: right BushwickBK.com: well not anything good BushwickBK.com: but I won't get anything out of saying that in public BushwickBK.com: I'd cheer if they all died in a fire me: yeah BushwickBK.com: advocacy for victims and an attempt to persuade cops might work better BushwickBK.com: and as I near 30, I realize there is no point in totally antagonizing the cops me: better to undo statist nonsense than advocate for less obnoxious statism BushwickBK.com: none of us do me: exactly BushwickBK.com: they do not have the abilioty to be above stupid drug laws BushwickBK.com: they have the ability to get an extra job and buy insurance BushwickBK.com: and these are our neighbors BushwickBK.com: agreed me: it's basically the thing that, if you're not with us, you're a fucking toy fascist BushwickBK.com: esp pot BushwickBK.com: yes BushwickBK.com: excellent BushwickBK.com: the establishment clause thing right me: I'm dir of comm me: led by Helen Johnson, former president of American Atheists BushwickBK.com: oh your -- right