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 In a nation of sheep, one brave man forms a majority. — Edward Abbey

Here in the United States, the petty corruption that’s so rampant in many other countries is largely absent. You get a parking ticket and, if it was issued legitimately, you only have to pay the fee on the ticket. In many other countries, and not just developing ones, tickets can mean having to grease plenty of people along the way including cops, government flunkies and others who are on the dole.

Lately, though, in many places  across America, petty government officials and corporate bureaucrats have been taking lessons from their third world counterparts and are insinuating themselves into the fabric of our country. Most of us simply accept these inconveniences as part of modern life.

We should not.

That is why, to commemorate Independence Day a little early, I am going to salute one brave American who stood up and fought for freedom.

In other news:

• Yes, you are being tracked by the government using the GPS in your cell phone. Civil liberties groups have just filed suit to gain access to the records.

•  Utility workers are forming a domestic secret police force in three western states. They will be looking for “suspicious activity” like “taking photos of no apparent aesthetic value, making measurements or notes, espousing extremist beliefs or conversing in code.” Aysay oodbyegay otay eedomfray.

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