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by Chaz Stevens, CLE Faculty
MAOS Is Back. Same System. New Failure Modes.
MAOS is back with a new approach to First Amendment systems engineering. I shut My Acts of Sedition down because I was busy breaking other systems
I broke Florida’s book-ban law hard enough that Ron DeSantis rewrote it. I stress-tested school districts until they folded. I forced cities to choose between constitutional neutrality and shutting the whole damn thing down.
Now I’m reopening MAOS because local governments are still failing basic First Amendment QA—and they’re failing it loudly.
This isn’t nostalgia. This is version two-point-oh.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – DECEMBER 11: Chaz Stevens from Deerfield Beach, Florida talks to the media next to his Festivus pole made out of beer cans in the rotunda of the Florida Capitol December 11, 2013 in Tallahassee, Florida. Stevens display was intended to counter the religious Christian Nativity manger also on display. Based on an episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld, Festivus has become a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 to represent the antithesis of the commercialism of the Christmas season. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
What MAOS Was (and Why It Worked)
Back in the day, MAOS was a crowbar.
I used public records, satire, and aggressive literalism to pry open “handshake governance”—the unwritten rules that let officials play favorites while pretending they’re neutral.
When they screwed up, I documented it. When they doubled down, I escalated. When they panicked, they changed policy.
That formula still works. The targets just got dumber.
What Changed: From Stunts to a System
Let’s be clear: this was never about beer cans, butt plugs, or Satan.
Those were instruments.
The real weapon has always been binary choice.
Either:
- Apply the rules equally, or
- Admit you can’t—and shut the forum down.
Every time I show up with an “unacceptable” viewpoint and follow the rules better than the insiders, the system has two options:
Inclusion, which they hate.
Silence, which they choose.
That’s not activism. That’s systems engineering.

On the lawn of Hallandale Beach City Hall, a nighttime view of a private religious display featuring a cross with notes and lights, a sign reading “IN GOD WE TRUST ALL OTHERS PAY CASH,” and a notice from the city explaining its purpose and scheduled removal date.
The Satanology Test (Read This Twice)
I finally gave the method a name because cities kept failing the same test in the same way.
The Satan Test is simple:
- Find the informal practice (Prayer lists, banner policies, holiday displays, “customary” bullshit.)
- Submit a lawful request from an unpopular viewpoint Satan. Arabic. Klingon. Pick your poison.
- Watch what breaks Delays, denials, new rules invented on the fly.
- Force the binary outcome Let me in—or end the practice entirely.
When the government chooses silence, the test passes. When it tries to discriminate, I document the failure.
Repeat as necessary.
Case File: Broward Schools
This one’s textbook.
The Broward County School Board allowed Christian churches to hang banners on school fences.
So I asked to hang one too.
It said: “Satan Loves the First Amendment.”
They said no.
Their lawyers danced. Their administrators panicked. Their policy collapsed.
In the end, they banned all religious banners and mooted the case.
The goal was never the banner.
The goal was forcing neutrality—or silence.
They chose silence.

Chaz the Bropostle really knows how to throw a ‘Perpetual Soirée.’ It’s a hell of a time.
“But You Don’t Believe in Satan”
Correct. I don’t believe in Satan any more than I believe in Santa.
By the way, zero letters separates Santa from Satan. Chew on that.
Satan is a stress-test symbol—the least acceptable viewpoint in the room.
If your policy can’t handle Satan, it was never neutral to begin with.
That’s why this works better than polite letters and sign-waving ever will.
And no, I’m not affiliated with The Satanic Temple. Different toolset. Different mission. This is QA, not theology.
Why Cities Keep Choosing Silence
Because defending discrimination is expensive.
Because explaining hypocrisy is harder than banning prayer altogether.
Because once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it—and their lawyers know it.
So they kill the practice, issue a press release, and hope I move on.
Sometimes I do.
Sometimes I don’t.
The “In God We Trust” Trick
When states mandate “In God We Trust” posters, I donate them—in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, even Klingon.
Then the school board has to decide:
- Display it and piss off the base, or
- Refuse it and violate the law.
Binary choice. Document the failure. Next jurisdiction.

This image features the Arabic translation of “In God We Trust” set against a blue background with the state flag of Louisiana. 500 such signs were donated to public schools across that state.
Why MAOS Is Back Now
Because this isn’t chaos anymore. It’s repeatable.
AI makes it faster.
Public records make it provable.
Bad laws make it inevitable.
I’m reopening MAOS as the lab notebook—the place where failures get logged, patterns get exposed, and excuses get shredded.
If you’re a city clerk, a school board attorney, or a commissioner who thinks you’re clever: you’re not. You’re just next.

Governor DeSantis called it a ‘weakening,’ but the First Amendment calls it ‘equal access.’ This is what happens when public forums meet the reality of religious freedom.
Where This Goes Next
MAOS documents the failures.
REVOLT Training teaches people how to cause them—legally, deliberately, and repeatedly.
That’s where System Failure Boot Camp lives. That’s where the method gets taught. That’s where I turn panic into policy change.
MAOS is back because the system never fixed itself.
And because nothing scares a bureaucrat faster than someone who reads the rules, follows them exactly, and refuses to shut the fuck up.
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