I could not have put it better myself

"A bureaucrat is a bureaucrat, regardless of the bureau."

 Indeed they are. And a pox on all of them too.

(Via the Getting Your Hands Dirty blog)

District of Columbia police arresting drivers for expired license tabs. It's not just the law it's the principle of the thing

The "principle" the DC cops want to make clear being: "We can stop you, arrest you, tow your vehicle, fine you, and put you in jail for even the smallest things. So get with the program." The true nature of government is now revealed but not for the first time, eh?