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Airport ID Checks Constitutional

Posted by Zonk on from the stop-right-there-citizen dept.

chill wrote to mention the decision handed down from the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of appeals in the case of Gilmore vs. Gonzales. The court found in the government's favour, saying "We hold that neither the identification policy nor its application to Gilmore violated Gilmore's constitutional rights, and therefore we deny the petition ... The Constitution does not guarantee the right to travel by any particular form of transportation."

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  1. Nothing for you to see here. by Tackhead · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    "Nothing for you to see here. Move along, if you have identification."

    "You don't need to see his identification."

    "Nothing for you to see here. Stick around."

  2. Re:Well, maybe so... by Eightyford · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Aside from the fact that this has nothing to do with your rights online:

    Maybe not, but what about your rights inline?

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  3. Re:Well, maybe so... by superyanthrax · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This amendment has been rendered essentially useless because of the Commerce Clause, which allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce; nowadays pretty much everything involves interstate commerce and the Court has allowed it to be interpreted this way. If they don't do that, Congress can use federal funding as a carrot for states to do what they say. See here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_th e_United_States_Constitution

  4. Re:Yep... From the ruling by Omnifarious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Call me all the names you like. Doesn't make you any more correct.

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