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Gilmore Loses Airport ID Case

smooth wombat writes "In the final conclusion to John Gilmore's fight to be able to fly on an airplane without providing identification, the United States Supreme Court, without comment, let stand an appeals court ruling which said that Gilmore's rights are not violated by being required to show proof of identity. Gilmore had argued that without being able to see the law which says one must provide identification before being allowed to board a plane, there is no way to know if the regulations call for impermissible searches."

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  1. Re:any proof? by NiceGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or use your own - like the 9/11 hijackers did.

  2. Moo by Chacham · · Score: 4, Funny

    They should allow him, and him alone, to fly without ID.

    He'll just have to prove that he is him, so that they know that he is the one that doesn't need id.

  3. "In the final conclusion..." by stankulp · · Score: 5, Funny

    IS there such a thing as a non-final conclusion?

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    We must be alert to the danger that public policy could become captive to a scientific-technological elite. - Eisenhower
  4. Re:Article summary wrong (surprise) by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't care how much training you have: crazy arab gets a box cutter, I get a .45 == I win.

    The first fool I see pulling out a .45 on a flight I'm on is going to get his fucking head blown off.

  5. The subject field is not for typing your post. by Goaway · · Score: 3, Funny

    The subject field is not for typing your post.