The legislation: An amendment to extend the most abusive parts of the Patriot Act – without any reforms at all. These unconstitutional spying practices are almost never used in relation to cases of suspected terrorism, and even when they are used, the chances aren’t good that they result in actionable information.

In short, the Patriot Act isn’t doing much to actually protect Americans from terrorism. What the Patriot Act is accomplishing is the creation of a Big Brother system of federal government spying against its own citizens, leading Americans to always suspect that even their most private activities are being watched.

Such a state of continual fear of government espionage is inherently incompatible with the survival of democracy. That’s why this bumper sticker rallies the American people to the defense of liberty – to repeal the Patriot Act. We don’t need Big Brother to spy on our private lives.

Oh sure, there are other blogs that serve as catalogs for bumper stickers, but naming a bumper sticker, giving it a brief description and a price, well, that’s hardly blogging, is it?

I intend for Progressive Bumper Sticker to be a place where bumper stickers are really discussed and examined, not just linked to. Bumper stickers contain brief messages, but the messages aren’t necessarily superficial, and they’re located with a complicated social context that deserves discussion too.

Media studies of our time are incomplete if they don’t examine the role of bumper stickers. I intend this blog to fill the gap.

And why is this blog entitled Progressive Bumper Sticker? Well, I’m a political progressive, that’s why, and I intend to explore the world of progressive political bumper stickers.