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Airlines Have to Ask Permission to Fly 72 Hours Early
twitter wrote to mention that the TSA (Transport Security Administration) has released a new set of proposed rules that is raising quite a stir among groups ranging from the ACLU to the American Society of Travel Agents. Under the new rules airlines would be required to submit a passenger manifest (including full name, sex, date of birth, and redress number) for all flights departing, arriving, or flying over the United States at least 72 hours prior to departure. Boarding passes will only be issued to those passengers that have been cleared. "Hasbrouck submitted that requiring clearance in order to travel violates the US First Amendment right of assembly, the central claim in John Gilmore's case against the US government over the requirement to show photo ID for domestic travel. [...] ACLU's Barry Steinhardt quoted press reports of 500,000 to 750,000 people on the watch list (of which the no-fly list is a subset). 'If there are that many terrorists in the US, we'd all be dead.' TSA representative Kip Hawley noted that the list has been carefully investigated and halved over the last year. 'Half of grossly bloated is still bloated,' Steinhardt replied."
Clerk at Airport: "I'm sorry Mrs. Clinton, there seems to be a mix up, you're not clear to fly, don't worry we can get it fixed and have you on the same flight in three days. What? Oh the presidential debate is tonight? Hmm, well I might be able to get you on tomorrow..."
Knowing exactly when and where someone is traveling to with 72 hours notice...naw this will never be abused.
Look at the upside. I would love to have 72 hour notice before my manager sends me somewhere. Hell, I'd settle for 24 hours..
This'll never fly.
I stole this sig from a more creative user.
You can still drive state-to-state with no papers. You just can't fly.
Answer A: They're working on fixing that too.
Answer B: Aloha.
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>Sincerely, the rest of the world.
Attention, rest of the world.
As you can plainly see by this article, we're doing precisely that.
Why bother? Just fly naked. No need for hand-baggage, being naked will be the in-flight entertainment...
Sir,
You should have visited your parents frequently in order to avoid such last minute travel plans. Visiting your loved ones frequently builds stronger families.
Thank you,
TSA Rep
And we should back that up with a 72 hour waiting period before stealing a vehicle that could be used to transport a bomb.
We can beat this terrorism thing if we just pull together.
(Maybe if we keep this up, the terrorists will find our antics so entertaining that they will decide to keep us around for a while).
You can't see ANYTHING from a car, You've got to get out of the goddamned contraption and walk...Edward Abbey
Have you seen the average american?
"We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"
It would be funnier to not remove it and when ready for
detonation, tell the passenger next to you: 'pull my finger'.
Hence the entertainment value (watching the women scream in horror as the Slashdotters walk on).
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