[Humble Servant]

Stu-u-u-upid idea. Pissing people off and keeping them from doing what they need to do will earn you ABSOLUTELY no friends. A few years ago, the firemen in Newton, MA tied up a busy intersection during the morning rush hour by walking as slowly as they could back and forth across the crosswalk. For two hours their brother police officers wouldn’t arrest them. One of the most pro-union, liberal towns in America damn near had an armed revolution on their hands by 10:00 am. They lost every last shred of sympathy they might have had.

I SAY AGAIN, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID IDEA!!!

[jessduntno]

“A few years ago, the firemen in Newton, MA tied up a busy intersection during the morning rush hour by walking as slowly as they could back and forth across the crosswalk.”

The opposite of what I suggested...do no harm, obey the speed limit, maybe a little under. But I understand your point. I ended with:

discipline would be critical - we couldn’t go and stop in the middle of the highways or do road blocks - there would be knucleheads that would want to start trouble...I know those concerns would be big...but I think we can do this responsibly. There have been some real effective tractor and truck rallies...

[familyop]

"Stu-u-u-upid idea."

But standing around like hippies in public is so much fun, for some. Doing it in "fancy dress" like the powerless British citizens would be even more stylish and un-American.

IMO, a "stop buying" campaign would be much more effective. Stop being such consumers in order to deprive the evil ones of revenues. Shoot, encourage them to spend much more, while you're at it. A general default would prevent big government any time soon.