The bipartisan revolution against automated license plate readers suggests Americans have not entirely lost their rebellious spirit.
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A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
In most cases, it’s reasonable to expect that groups of protesters will abide by the law. But there are times when doing so diminishes the effectiveness of the protests.
Two and a half centuries later, some things haven’t changed.
An attack on private property angered Colonial leaders as much as the British public – but a strong reaction from Parliament hardened the positions of the opposing sides, making compromise impossible.
They’re called ‘pretendians’ – people who long identified as white but are now claiming to be Native American. In the last US Census, the number of Native Americans almost doubled because of them.
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