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John Gilmore Sues Ashcroft et al. for Freedom to Travel

Posted by chrisd on from the let-me-see-your-papers dept.

ChTom writes "John Gilmore initiated a federal suit today in CA Northern District against Ashcroft, et al, challenging the air travel ID requirement: http://cryptome.org/freetotravel.htm (Mr. Gilmore is a businessman, civil libertarian, and philanthropist. He was the fifth employee of Sun Microsystems, an early author of open source software, and co-creator of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks, the DES Cracker, and the Internet's "alt" newsgroups. He serves as a director on several for-profit and nonprofit boards. )"

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  1. Please by teetam · · Score: 5, Funny
    Please surrender your freedom so that we can protect it!
    - Ashcroft
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  2. They have good peanuts, tho by drix · · Score: 3, Funny
    " On July 4, Southwest Airlines staff prevented Gilmore from boarding a pre-paid flight from Oakland to Washington, D.C, where he intended to petition the government to alter the ID check."
    Employee #5 at Sun flies SouthWest?! Gosh... I guess the stock market really is down.
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    I think there is a world market for maybe five personal web logs.
  3. Re:Nyet! by captain_craptacular · · Score: 3, Funny

    I live in fear from knowing it's just a matter of time until some psycho hyjacks a train and runs it into a shopping mall or sports arena somewhere! And busses? Seriously people, a terrorist could hurt more people with 5 gallons of gas and a lighter (don't try this at home kids).

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  4. predicted result by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because the petitioner has ID, he is not sufficiently affected by the rule, and therefore doesn't have standing to sue.