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You are correct that there is no right to civil disobedience...but it has been long held as an acceptable method of protest (from Ghandi back to St. Francis of Assisi and Christ).
The part that bugs me is this:
"California Attorney General Bill Lockyer issued guidelines in July specifying that state and local law enforcement agencies shouldn't spy on political protesters without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. He said the guidelines were needed after U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft authorized federal agents to monitor political and religious groups without evidence of criminal activity, something Lockyer said is prohibited by California's constitution."
People here joke about the Republik of Kalifornia, but where is the axe falling on this one? Innocent until proven guilty *is* a cornerstone of American justice. I know that you can't turn a blind eye and assume that everything will be OK, at some point you have to determine when enough is enough. I don't like where things are headed...
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