MSNBC is reporting that the little town of Arcata, California has become the first city in the United States to pass a law outlawing voluntary compliance with the Patriot Act of 2002. Other cities have issued resolutions condemning the Partiot Act, and Hawaii is in the process of passing a statewide resolution, but Arcata stands as the first political body in the United States to legally defy it. [Kuro5hin.org]