I signed my release papers today.  I’m kind of free.  Until the court processes the paper work, I still can’t leave the country without a court order, but at least I can leave the county, or travel out of state.  I can’t relocate to another state without first getting permission.

     Even after the court processes the paperwork, I probably won’t be able to own firearms (no big deal since I never have) or vote (bigger deal, because, even though I know my vote will be swamped by bought votes, it’s still symbolic).  Because I’ve got a no-contact order, apparently that may hold the case open and make getting my voting rights back difficult to impossible.  It all comes down to having money for attorneys, which I don’t.  The rich and the poor live by two entirely different sets of rules in this country.  Gotta love it.

     Well, at least I can travel within the states where I want to, don’t have to avoid minors and feel like some kind of leper, don’t have to go sit in an office for an hour to report in to a community corrections officer, or have my house regularly invaded by same.  I get to use whatever computer sites I choose to now, can use IRC, peer-to-peer, and some social media sites that I previously was restricted from.