Comments on: As An Attorney, I Cannot Fill Out This Form

By: Sensei

Sensei — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:20:53 +0000

This probably started by him saying: "If I had five dollars for every subversive organization in this state…"

By: Corporal Lint

Corporal Lint — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:58:45 +0000

"I would say that you should fill out the form, as the law is so broad that it applies to anyone who belongs to any political group or party that seeks to "control" the government." It also applies to "every member" of "an organization subject to foreign control", which I would presume includes the state's sixth-largest employer, Bayerische Motoren Werke in Greer, SC.

By: Dwight Brown

Dwight Brown — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:35:37 +0000

"T-shirt would be cool"

I sense a great money-making opportunity. "State of South Carolina Registered Subversive" t-shirts.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:59:12 +0000

Will I get a certificate suitable for framing?
A card I can carry in my wallet?
Bumper sticker?
T-shirt would be cool

By: Tim Osbon, MD

Tim Osbon, MD — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:57:06 +0000

As a physician in the sovereign state of SC (too small to be a Republic, too large to be an insane asylum), and practicing medicine mere yards away from where the Civil War was begun (the "War of Northern Aggression" and the"Late Unpleasantness" in the parlance of Charlestonians), I shall file a Subversive Agent Form so as to avoid the criminal penalties of being unregistered. Though not an anarchist, strictly speaking, I am a studious fan of Chaos Theory – I will keep you posted on the ramifications…

By: “All Subversive Organizations Now Must Register in South Carolina”

“All Subversive Organizations Now Must Register in South Carolina” — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:07:10 +0000

[...] If you intend to overthrow the government, you must notify it in advance and pay a $5.00 fee. [Bruce Schneier, Patrick at Popehat] [...]

By: matthew

matthew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:01 +0000

Actually, South Carolina provides fairly hefty criminal penalties for simply being an unregistered subversive (punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by both fine and imprisonment – see SC ST 23-29-90). Five dollars for piece of mind? That's a deal I'd take.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:12 +0000

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm a registered Democrat and we do control the government.

In theory, anyway.

By: Dwight Brown

Dwight Brown — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:46:58 +0000

I was thinking that filling out that form might cause problems when it comes to fill out a form 4473. But then I took a closer look at the 4473, and it doesn't ask if you've ever advocated the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence; it only asks "Have you ever renounced your United States citizenship?".

By: CTrees

CTrees — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:53:03 +0000

I *am* in SC, but… I'm pretty sure filling this out would have a negative impact on my security clearance.

By: whomever

whomever — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:37:09 +0000

I think your law license is OK. The form asks if you advocate … the duty of … controlling … the government of the US. Well, who doesn't advocate that the voters control the US gov't?

Alas, I am not in SC.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:15:45 +0000

I would say that you should fill out the form, as the law is so broad that it applies to anyone who belongs to any political group or party that seeks to "control" the government.