Declan McCullagh (who runs the politech mailing list that I have been a member of for several years) was subpoenaed at CFP just after the carnivore panel discussion. Declan lives in Washington DC, where as some of you know, is where the USDOJ is also located. So I ask you why oh why was it necessary to fly all the way to Boston in the middle of one of the worst storms in a long time to serve him a subpoena in front of all the other people that oppose the government's encroachments of our (meaning the citizens of the USA) privacy and other fundamental rights.

Oh wait. I think I just answered my question