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John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law
powerline22 writes "John Gilmore, the millionare who cofounded the EFF, has been prohibited from travelling because he refused to show an ID while boarding an airplane. He's been under this self-imposed ban since 2002. From the article: "The gate agent asked for his ID. Gilmore asked her why. It is the law, she said. Gilmore asked to see the law. Nobody could produce a copy. To date, nobody has. The regulation that mandates ID at airports is 'Sensitive Security Information.' The law, as it turns out, is unavailable for inspection. What started out as a weekend trip to Washington became a crawl through the courts in search of an answer to Gilmore's question: Why?"
How does he make his trips to Washington now? That's a long drive.
"You've got to have rules, Jerry. Without rules there's chaos." - Kramer.
Maybe the memory is still lingering?
But seriously, is $30 million enough for such lawsuit? Didn't we just read that a session of 'Trek costs $32 million??
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
The quote at the bottom of Slashdot says "Our way is peace."
Sounds like all the explaination you will get from this administration.
The preceding message was based on actual events. Only the names, locations and events have been changed.
We now live in a nation where we are bound by secret laws. I'm sure some of the tin-foil hat people can tell you why that's a bad thing.
We're going to have to ask you to report to your nearest police station and turn yourself in. Theres a law about referring to certain articles of clothing on certain days (though we're prohibited from being specific. Its top secret stuff, you understand. You'll just have to trust us).
"He was employee No. 5 at Sun Microsystems, which made Unix, the free software of the Web, the world standard. "
Who made Unix? I thought it was SCO?
If I was driving down the freeway one day, following all the rules, going the speed limit, and a police officer pulls me over for "a traffic violation", but is not willing to tell me what this "traffic violation is", wouldn't I have reason to question why?
Only if you're white
From TFA:
"He was employee No. 5 at Sun Microsystems, which made Unix, the free software of the Web, the world standard."
Waitaminute. They're actually saying that:
Three complete falsehoods in one sentence! Is this country great or what?
Why does the government need to know where you are travelling?
For the same reason that dogs lick their balls.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Remember though, Peace is a homophone of Piece. Perhaps they really meant:
- Our way is [a declaration of opinion].
- Our way is [a firearm].
- Our way is [tearing a part from a whole].
I can see most of the executive branch saying this."what are the written rules for passangers?"
Sit down.
Shut up.
Pay for all present and future government related expenses.
it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
"Airlines are private companies."
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ahem. Haha.
Good one.
Next time, really f with them. Take off one shoe, and refuse to take off the other, or explain why :-)
we are being held accountable to rules that we cannot know.
If we were around women more, we'd be used to it...
You can't take the sky from me...
By hiding in the front wheel bay of the aircraft... His new nickname will be John "Iceman" Gilmore.
Q Why do I need to show my ID ?
A Catch 22.
Q What says I can't see the law ?
A Catch 22.
The US gov should be careful, Joseph Heller might sue.
Do all Americans have a Lawyer on call 24/7 ?
No, but we all need one.
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It's the end of my comment as I know it and I feel fine.
If it werent for pirates I wouldn't have this machete and this green macaw parrot resting on my shoulder keeping me awake at night saying "arrrRRRr!".. damn pirates.
replacing it with NEW Folger's Crystals! (lets see if they notice the difference)
Yeah, but you guys are, like, sane and shit.
In the US, politics is all about seeing what you can get away with.
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It's the end of my comment as I know it and I feel fine.
I made a purchase at Frys once, using my credit card, and they asked me for photo ID.
I discovered that the phrase "I'm English: we don't carry photo ID because Britain is a free country" works just fine.
Wolves think about the damage done to the their privacy and their freedom.
Can you get a tin-foil hat with cut-outs for wolf ears? Seems like it would be pretty uncomfortable otherwise.
paintball
I have a friend that used to be in state govenment. He was responsible for passing a law that many thought was un-constitutional.
A reporter asked him if he thought the law was in fact within the guidelines of our state's constitution, to which he replied:
"Pal, the only law I ever passed that I was certain was constitutional, was a pay raise for the Supreme Court.
Cheers
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