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."

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Doesn't make any difference to me

[Tim Ward]

I have already decided that I'm not going to visit the USA any more because it's just too much hassle. So if it's made more hassle then that won't have any effect on me.

Save that ridiculous hyperbolic crap

[SIIHP]

"No, we don't let you in."

Except we DO, and then we argue about whether or not to give you AMNESTY.

"You can leave, but not with your money."

Except you can, and this point is bullshit.

"You can leave..."

ANYTIME YOU WANT. Get in a car, get on a charter, fuck man WALK if it's that important to you.

Stop lying guy.

Re:Save that ridiculous hyperbolic crap

[SIIHP]

Don't have to, I've taken money out of the US a lot, for business reasons.

How about you bother to learn WTF you're trolling about before you post again and look like a fucking idiot?

"The working theory with these people is the Boiling frog syndrome."

Except the boiling frog thing is a myth in all aspects. But you're stupid and self assured, reality has nothing to do with what you think.

Who said car?

[SuperKendall]

Actually, you can't. You have to have a valid driver's license to drive.

So? There's still mopeds or bikes...

Unless you propose Bush plans to de-limb the entire country. I'm sure lots of people think that way so it wouldn't surprise me if you are one of them.