Here is something I came across recently....

In the spirit of "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" here is a list of pacifistic ways to oppose the Patriot Act. 

First a disclaimer.  Don't commit or advocate illegal acts.  Don't even joke about committing or advocating illegal acts.   The idea here is to give the Feds so many cases that the Patriot Act is no longer productive.

1. Vote for candidates who oppose the Patriot Act.

2. Write letters to the ones that don't.

3. Write letters to local newspapers.

4. Grow a beard.

5. Wear a headscarf, or better yet, a burka. 

6. Wear both and a beard.

7. Change your name.

8. Convert to Islam. Or Buddhism. Or Hinduism. Even Zoroastrianism might do the trick.

9. Eat at ethnic restaurants.  FBI guys love falafels.

10. Eat at vegetarian restaurants. Vegaterians are scary and they are a threat to the beef industry.

11. Quite smoking. Nothing irritates the fascists like losing another customer!

12. Speak in a foreign language in public.  If you don't know one, make one up.  Most Americans won't know the difference.

13. Hang around he service entrances at the mall.  Ask the janitors where the air conditioning units are.  Don't trespass and leave when the security guards tell you too.  Remember, they are probably just working stiffs like you and it's their job to keep the shoppers safe.

14. Videotape bridges, buildings, air and sea ports.  Take pictures too. You might just learn somethign about architecture or engineering in the process.

15. Protest the war, globalization, the HoneyBaked Ham store, or whatever.  http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=75151

16. Attend meetings at peace groups. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/National_Security_Agency_spied_on_Baltimore_0110.html

17. Go to drum circles and Phish concerts.  Hippies are scary and they are a threat to the music industry.

18. Campaign for a fringe candidate.  The wackier the better.

19. Visit websites, message boards and chat rooms that talk about terrorism, jihad, etc.  Feel free to argue with the nut-jobs.   Do this in public place. 

20. Print out the pages and leave them lying around. You will still get the attention of the Feds. 

21. Recite the Koran in public.  Read the Bible and mutter Pledge of Allegiance under your breath.  Count your beads. 

22. Wear a heavy jacket in the summer time.

23. Buy a gun if you are legally allowed to do so.  They hate the idea of an armed populace!  Use it only for target practice, hunting, or home defense.  Better yet, don't purchase any ammunition.  If you are a pacifist you can render it inoperable and put it in a collection.  Do not carry it around with you.

24. Check out books at the local library.  Look for titles about Israel, Palestine, Islam, chemistry, electronics, home made fireworks, socialism, survivalism, hunting, The Crusades,  the second amendment, Ruby Ridge, Waco.

25. Purchase some of these same titles on Amazon.com or your local bookstore. 

26. Pass out Waco pamphlets.  Make sure they do no advocate the overthrow of the government or anything like that.

27.Join Amnesty International.

28. Rent or buy Fahrenheit 911, An Inconveniant Truth, and other "subversive" documentaries.

29. Get a vanity license plate that says "jihad" or "Mohammed" or "72 VRGNS" on it. 

30. Send letters to the (P)resident.  

31. Send letters to other world leaders. 

32. Inquire about flights to Cuba .  It is illegal for most Americans to travel there but it certainly can't be illegal to ask how much it would cost.

33. Enroll in flight school.  Play hooky on the day they cover landing.

34. Enroll in Middle Eastern studies at your local college.

35. Visit a mosque. http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service_id=2413

36. Buy pita bread and hummus.  (This won't do much to alert the authorities but it is really yummy.)

37. Use words and phrases on the telephone that will set off Echelon.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON

Examples:  If you are talking sports, just say something like:  "For a bush league team they are da bomb!.  They annihilated the other team!.  We are really going to make them pay when the playoffs come.  I would love to be there on opening day when President Bush throws out the first ball."  In addition to bloody sports metaphors you can mention certain names like Kareem Abdul Jabar and Muhammed Ali. 

38. Type "Echelon" into Google.  Repeat.

39.Apply for jobs at embassies and consulates.

40.Send your resume to the CIA, FBI, NSA, and the A&P.  Enclose a long rambling cover letter

41 Get elected to a public ofice.

42. By another copy of "Catcher in the Rye". 

43. Go to one of those websites where you can track the movements of planes.    Here is one.  http://flightaware.com/  There are others available as well.  Use them all.

44. Look up registration numbers N379P, N8068V, N85VM, SPAR92, N822US, and N8213G..   The first three numbers are  for Gulfstream jets.  The next one is an LJ-35 Lear Jet.  After that comes a DC9.   The last one is a Hercules Jet.  All of these planes have been used by the CIA to move kidnapped terror suspect around the world.  Some info is listed here:   http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331847.html  and here http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20061102&articleId=3669