I want to draw attention to this important article by Green Party Presidential nominee and former Democratic Party Representative to Congress, Cynthia McKinney. From CounterPunch:

It's Time for Real Change

How the Democrats Helped Bush Hijack the Country

By CYNTHIA McKINNEY

Our country has been hijacked and the Democrats have proven themselves to have been in on the plan. When it came to the Constitution, the Democratic leadership showed us that aiding and abetting illegal spying on us was more important to them than protecting our civil liberties. When it came to war and occupation, the Democratic leadership showed us that financing an illegal and immoral war, based on lies, was more important to them than the people's desire for peace. And when the people, hurting from the financial mismanagement of this country, called for accountability for the crimes that have been committed against the people here, against the global community, against nature, itself, the Democratic leadership took impeachment off the table!

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It's Time for Real Change [linked], by Cynthia McKinney

A new website exists (Beta) which allows persons to rate individual police officers. The site is: www.ratemycop.com Olympia is listed. Police in general are not happy. See this story: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6006207 Of course, the 1st Admendment should trump any challenge to the posting of publicly available information concerning those that protect and serve. If they are good officers then they should have nothing to hide.