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Government Asks Court to Keep ID Arguments Secret
RobXiii writes " CNN has a story on privacy advocate John Gilmore (Co-founder of the EFF) taking the federal government to court, to stop the requirement of ID for in country flights. In an ironic twist, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking the court to keep its argument for the secret law secret. How are we supposed to follow a law when the law itself can't be disclosed?"
Milk is for babies, you bovine troll. I'm gonna have me a "frost pisost" steak, bitch!
The law is not secret at all, you need to show ID before boarding a flight. What is so secret about this?
Why they require it is another thing, but they tell you when you try to board what the law is.
Hell, the PATRIOT Act didn't get read by the legislators responsible for passing it -- do you expect the *people* to do so?
You cannot use Fahrenheit 9/11 or the Da Vinci Code for primary source material. I see this too much.
Boo Hoo, I don't want to show my ID. Boo Hoo, I'm a Freedom Fighter. Waa waa, I don't have to show ID, I'm in a free country. Moan Complain, I don't want to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Whine, Bitch, the word "God" offends me. Boo Hoo, Conspiracy Theories, government is out to get me, They're tracking me by my RFID implant. Moan and Cuss, I can't be bothered to show my ID, I'm an American.
Shut up, pull out your ID and get on the plane ya big freak. "But if we give into this, next week Big Bad Bush will pass laws and make us submit to all intrusive urine tests. Ashcroft will take away my Marijuana and hold us all without Bail on unknown charges."
Bow down to the Queen of refuse if you want, but life is just more fun if you don't worry so much. Ten bucks says this guy is wound tighter than a baseball.
All this concern over privacy and the invasion of by the state often makes me want puke or kill someone. I haven't decided which. Why is it an invasion of your privacy to show ID? More to the point HOW is this an invasion of privacy? If you don't have ID then you can't show it. The fellow's name was "Blank Reg". Interesting concept, remove all references to your very existance. But I digress. If you are so concerned about your privacy being invaded, please do the law abiding citizens a favor and stay at home, with doors locked and curtains closed. And when next you board an airplane with no ID and it crashes and kills all on board, your family will never know you're dead. It is after all your right to privacy of course.
P.S. Even the Ostrich occassionally has to pull his head out of the sand for air. P.P.S Please do us a favor and leave your head stuck right where it is, you're curing your own hemerrionds and perhaps you'll take yourself out of the gene pool.
Please excuse my abuse of the tired joke, but...
In Soviet Russia, even the criminals are free!
In the United States, only the criminals are free!
Sure I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?
Uh, YOU forgot the rest of the story, Dudley was fighting with his daughter and he refused to identify himself, not even a "Hi I'm dudley I want a lawyer". his daughter assaulted the police officer and he was standing at the driver's side of a vehicle on a major highway which to a reasonable observer(the officer) would indiate that he was the operator. dudley was a fool. and we are better off for that ruling which defines clearly what can and can't be asked for at a roadside.
Food not Bombs is a nice platitude but it breaks down when you notice that the Bombees are usually well fed
hmmm, is it just me, or is the Department of Justice starting to sound more like the "Minestry of Love" every day?...
Open the Door!
Ohh piss, Thought Police are here, and I haven't even submitted yet!!
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